Having Goals in Life
Do you have a clearly articulated goal or a set of goals in life? First, when I went in for a ‘Life Goal setting’ training, I wondered what it is all about. I have grown up to be a young man without very clear goals in my life. I studied art because I liked it and not because I wanted to do something with it in my life. I took photography as my hobby because I could shoot pictures and I enjoyed doing it.
But, I learnt in that workshop about how I should have set goals. It is actually a very simple process. What do I want to do next year? What do I do 5 years down the line? When I break it up by time period, it forces me to think through as to what my priorities are. So, if these are the things that I really want to do in my life, am I well equipped? What all should I learn? What all should I do? What kind of time should I invest where?
The very process of asking these questions, forces you to think through. The very thinking through makes you understand what are the trade offs involved.
Try it out. Just answer these two questions : One, what do you want to do one year down the line? are you well equipped for it? what all yo should give up for achieving it? Two, where do you want to be
