Goal Setter Blog

Just sit down and relax and watch it happen? Not quite, the task is to break it down into manageable milestones.

Goal setting is a methodology to manage the formulation, dissection and progress of goals. "Everybody can eat an elephant as long as you eat it one mouthful at a time."

First you need to want to achieve that goal of yours bad enough that you are prepared to withstand the pain to get there.

Goal setting is a journey, an adventure between where you are right now and where you want to be in the future. Like any traveller you would use a map, devise the most appropriate route, calculate the cost, prepare the supplies, check overnight accommodation, finalise paperwork, ring other people, etc...

Your goal is to be broken down into tasks. Some tasks are independent of others and can be started anytime by the same or different persons. Other tasks depend on the completion of one or several prior tasks in order to start. It's called your critical path. This is the bottleneck where the whole project can be held up by one little unforseen detail.

This is the chance to demonstrate your creativity. If you can't get in through the door, have you considered the window instead? Life would be rather boring if we knew in advance the problems we are likely to face. Don't you like surprises? Obstacles are only there to be overcome and make you stronger out of the experience. In latter years you will recall such and such incident and tell your story to your grandchildren...

Sometimes it is not a physical obstacle that beset you - it is lack of right information. A trip to the library, a search on the internet, a little experiment will get you sidetracked but not abandoning your goal.

Beware of jealousy. Not everyone will appreciate you achieving something for yourself. Your success could make someone else's failure all the larger. If friends, relatives, workmates don't want to come alongside - just ignore their criticism. That too is part of the package. Achievers are made, not born. What doesn't destroy you will make you stronger.

Setting out on your goal is managing your project. You will learn what is called "transferrable skills" on the employment market. Your first goal should be on your own. When you have demonstrated to yourself and to others your ability to get things done, to keep your eyes on the destination despite all the distractions - then and only then can you tackle another goal involving other people.

Don't just wish for things. Make them happen. Goal Setter is an online tool to document and track your progress towards your goals while Wise Accounts is an online bookkeeping tool to manage your finances and forecast your cash flow.

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