Right after your arrival in this world, you already have the
destined thing to attain, which is your goal. Your goal in life depends upon
your choice or preference. If you wish to be like someone you idolize, then so
be it. If you want to gain a profession that is adored by most, you also can.
But the thing is you need to properly set that particular goal in mind in order
for you to attain it.
“If you wish to achieve worthwhile things in your personal and
career life, you must become a worthwhile person in your own self-development”-
Brian Tracy
Wanting to achieve valuable things will in turn require you to be
a valuable person in your own growth or personal development. This is what is
meant by Brian Tracy in this quotation. Being a full-grown individual is an
advantageous phase of a person’s life. Once you say that you are full-grown, it
will be easier for you to set your goal and then eventually attain it.
Holistic Growth Is Maturity
It is definitely hard to define a mature individual or to identify
if he/she really has achieved holistic growth. However, if you will link
holistic growth to goal setting, it may be simple. Since holistic growth for a
person should involve his vital aspects, as mentioned earlier, for goal setting
it works in the same manner. Putting it simply in a sample situation, say for
instance, you are a server from a certain restaurant and what you serve there
is twice as much as what you usually eat on a regular basis. For some reason,
you made a goal of eating the whole meal.
Your task does not only surround goal setting. For example, you
have set your goal already, but you don’t really know if that goal you set is
enough at that. Doing this thing is never holistic. You should be very careful
right from the very start of setting your goal up. This is important because
who knows if that goal is missing something crucial. Then you may be at risk of
not attaining it.
The Principles
Goal setting basically includes the seven crucial principles.
These principles include the first one, which is specifying what you exactly
want. If you are certain about your goal, then it can be easier for you to
reach it without struggling so much. The second principle is about the
practicality and attainability of your goal. Be sure that the goal you are
trying to achieve is not impossible. This is important because in time you will
be the only one who will benefit from it. The third principle focuses on your
desire to attain your goal. Your desire should be high enough, which can be
used as your personal motivation.
