How to Create Goals that Power your Action
Goals and Goal setting have become such common buzz words that at times they tend to lose their relevance.
In today’s world you may at times wonder if, in fact, goal setting is truly the milestone of True Life Success.
Does goal setting guarantee you will lead a fulfilling life?
Will Goals in themselves create that sense of completeness and happiness that at times seems so evasive?
Are we rushing through life in search of ticking away goals and at the same time loosing our soul as we toil on the hamster’s wheel?
Do we actually NEED to have goals in life?
Well, can you drive a plane to its destination without a flight plan? I bet you would not dream of entering a plane captained by a nutty pilot who would not have a flight plan, now would you?
The fact is, we DO need goals in life. It’s just the TYPE of goals that can make the whole difference.
If we are creating superficial goals that merely depend on routine and what others expect of us, our goals may simply become a drudgery that give us no satisfaction in life. If we are simply influenced by goals that are glamorized by the materialistic media we may find ourselves achieving regular, uninspiring, short term goals- but the feelings of emptiness inside still remain.
So what kind of goals can power our passion for life? What goals can truly create a sense of meaning and intrinsic satisfaction?
It’s the goals that have a clear direction aligned to our Values and Life Purpose.
Unless you are really clear where you want to go – unless you have a real ‘Why’ you want to get there, your goals will remain superficial at best.
‘If you don’t know where you are going, how can you expect to get there?- Basil S. Walsh
So if you want to create goals that power your action you need to:
1. Clarify what your main Life purpose is and what legacy you want to leave behind you
2. Get clear about the Values you will choose to live by
3. Understand how these Values will effect the way that you take decisions in your life
4. Create your Big Dream based on your Life Purpose and Values
5. Clarify the important roles in your life, e.g. wife/husband, father/mother, professional etc.
6. Filter all your daily goals through the sieve of your Big Dream, Life Purpose, Roles and Values
7. Make the priority list of your goals based on these important Rocks of your life.
Once you filter your daily goals through your Core Values, Life Purpose and important Roles you will discover that your priority list of Goals changes. You will find it easier to slot your important goals high up in your priority ‘To Do’ list.
Your focus and actions will be so much sharper.
And what’s more? Because your Goals now flow from a meaningful direction influenced by your True Inner Essence your actions will require less effort and struggle.
When your goals flow from your Life Purpose and Values they will sustain you, not drain you.
So make sure you clarify your Core Values and set out a clear direction for you life- the goals will follow and power your Action.
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