In midst of plethora of blogs and bloggers in this web world, why another blog? I also asked the same question to myself; the answer lies in a question which has both allured and captivated me (and i think most of us) a long.

The quest started right from my college days and kept on snarling me till it unwound . What’s my Goal? Where am I heading in life? and related blah. This is the most discussed and heard off question in my life. I also have had many ’so called goals’ from those days but I regard none of them as a persistence one. Why? Because they were not well thought off or more aptly driven or influenced by parents and people around me.

Moreover, even after realizing that fact I didn’t knew how to figure out what my goal is. I investigated many mind tools and read goal analyzing/setting literature nothing worked much but did gave me something to ponder on. I changed my outlook. So, first I decided what should be the attribute of that goal; which will essentially depend on my nature and priorities in life. I want it to be very broad level focusing on my strength, interest and principles in life. I got down to these three:

1-Freedom: I want independence. Contrary to it a goal (materialistic) will actually make me more captivated. So its better to say the goal should make me relatively free(a persistence goal).

2- Expertise: The goal should eventually make me an expert on a particular field. This will give me more confidence and freedom.

3-Contribute: I want to contribute to the society in what so manner it is. It could be financial, knowledge sharing etc.

So thats it. I think even if I don’t have a single word or phrase to objectively define my goal I know working on above three will make me happy and thats what a goal should do. Make me happy. In back of my mind i know where I am heading to but I dont want to pen it down right now; let it evolve.

Having said that its dangerous not defining the goal objectively. I will end up reaching either no where or out of the way. What’s the solution? The solution lies in answering how to the above three:

How can i contribute? E.g. Association with NGO’s , sharing knowledge through blogs (and that’s how Brupp came into picture) etc.

How can i be expert? E.g. Learn technology, work hard etc

How can i be more freer? E.g. Find ways for efficient working, plan my hour etc

Having said that still there are pit falls. Unless I modularize these to a month, week and day it will just remain as a burden in my head and nothing more than that; And therefore “schedule and measure the goal” . That’s THE most important part of goal setting. Break-up your tasks to smallest measurable unit. For example, the break-up can be as small as reading blogs, articles of so and so people/sites, daily. Follow it religiously.

The above way is not a one fit all types way to see your goal however I think its a practical one: Look for the path you want to follow, set milestones and achieve them. A relevant quote by Eddie Cantor: Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast – you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.

Choose a goal which motivates you and is attainable.

Hey! Reader, its your turn now. Please comment and share in your experience with goal setting, how you figured it out?

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