Strategies to setting, achieving life’s goals

The year 2019 is almost half way and like most people you probably would have a set goal or target you want to achieve before the year wraps up. This I tell you is a commendable act. People set goals, to get them on their feet working, unfortunately these goals sweep them off their feet, […]

The year 2019 is almost half way and like most people you probably would have a set goal or target you want to achieve before the year wraps up.

This I tell you is a commendable act.

People set goals, to get them on their feet working, unfortunately these goals sweep them off their feet, either they are unachievable or these goals are bigger than their efforts.

They easily rescind to fate of defeat, ending up reciting popular clichés; I can’t kill myself or I can’t come and die.

This piece will give a synopsis of reasons why some goals or target are not achieved.

Goals are what you work towards to achieve while aspirations are left to luck.

The key ingredients to an achievable goal are, to be “SMART” – S- Specific, M-Measurable,

A-Achievable,  R-Realistic, and T- Time Bound.

For instance, if I want to become a high performing student, I will spend a minimum of 4 hours daily studying, attending tutorial and teaching others.

With this, it is more likely to achieve my goal? This is because it is:

• Specific – To become a high performing student.
• Measurable – Four hours daily is measurement tool. Any day I don’t study for that period, I know I have fallen short.
• Achievable: Yes. I am in school for study.
• Realistic: 4 hours of 24hrs is not too much.
• Time bound: I have has put a time scale of 4hrs.

Becoming a high performing student will culminate to achieving a first class; for most students the reverse is the case. This is putting the cart before the horse.

You see writing yourself in school to a first class isn’t at your discretion (they are for lecturers to decide), but becoming a high performing student is in your hands.

Applying this principle on other aspects of life will surely produce tremendous results and achievement!

 

Written by Moses Adeyemi, corps member serving in Ilorin, Kwara state.