What Does It Take To Be Successful In Life? - A snippet on Goal Setting

Every invention, every success or celebrated cause on earth were all at one point residing as mere figments of someone's imagination. Until a greater force birthed the ideas into reality.

Remember Newton's First Law of motion: “Every object continues in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a straight line, unless COMPELLED to change that state by external forces acted upon it”.

I have never met a young Nigerian without a grandiose business idea. Every young person i know either want to become Don Jazzy, D'banj, David O, Tiwa Savage, Nice, or Dangote.

But unfortunately, many of them don't understand that it’s one thing to have a bright idea and another thing to SET THE GOAL to achieve those "Dreams".

The following are my favourite word pictures for Goal Setting:

A.      Guided Missile: This is an unmanned explosive-carrying vehicle that moves above the earth's surface in a flight path controlled by an external or internal source.   There are many kinds of guided missiles, but all have the same ultimate function: destroy enemy "targets", i.e., personnel, tanks, vehicles, airplanes, ships, and weapons, including attacking missiles.

When launched out of a jet or battle ship (as seen in my favourite war movies) smart bombs go straight to their targets (whether you're asleep or awake, they’ll deliver). The simple logic is "They’re programmed to pursue and destroy SPECIFIED TARGETS”.

B.      Homing Pigeon: If you take this graceful domestic bird in a blind-folded cage. Travel 1,000 miles in any direction in a car. Change your course and keep spinning around as you go, with several twist and turns in your journey. When you finally release the bird; you can bet its going straight back home that same hour (unerringly). (This creature comes with in-built super-self navigation system). This bird has an innate homing ability, meaning that it will generally return to its own nest and its own mate. Flights as long as 1,800 km (1,100 mi) have been recorded by birds in pigeon racing competitions. Homing pigeons are called messenger or carrier pigeons when they are used to carry messages. Only two creatures on earth possess this incredible ability (The Pigeon and Mankind).

C.      Laser: a device that emits light (electromagnetic radiation) through a process of optical amplification of light. The term "laser" originated as an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. You’ll appreciate the laser more when you compare it with the almighty SUN. The Sun dispels billions of wattage of energy daily; without achieving anything spectacular. Simply put, the sun is powerful but not focused.  Laser on the other hand concentrates its little energy to achieve some serious businesses for mankind. Check out the list of what lasers can be used for:  Medicine (Bloodless surgery, laser healing, surgical treatment, kidney stone treatment, eye treatment, dentistry)

Military (Marking targets, guiding munitions, missile defence, electro-optical countermeasures (EOCM), alternative to radar, blinding troops). Law enforcement (used for latent fingerprint detection in the forensic identification field). Product development/commercial (laser printers, optical discs (e.g. CDs and the like), barcode scanners, thermometers, laser pointers, holograms) Cosmetic skin treatments (acne treatment, cellulite reduction, hair and tattoo removal.

Focus is a powerful thing.

A research was carried out and this is the outcome (ask Anthony Robbins about this):

Guess what successful people think and talk about most of the time:

1. What they want. And

2. How to get what they want.

And take a wild guess at what unsuccessful people think and talk about most of the time (Yes, you guessed right):

1. What they DON'T want.

2. And what they're unhappy about.

The question is: What do you think about most of the time?

You see, your outer world is a reflection of your inner world.

If only you can DECIDE what you want. You'll begin to move (unerringly) towards your goal (and ultimately your PURPOSE in life) and your goals will move towards you almost magnetically.

Show me your CLEARLY SET Goals, and I can predict your future.

Every step you take towards your goal increases your faith in yourself.

Invest whatever time it takes to achieve Clarity about your goals.

DESIRE is the starting point of Goals Setting. "Intense" is the operative word here: Intense Desire.

What does it take to be successful in Life? (Brian Tracy was asked). And the answer is this:

1. What do you want in Life?

2. What price do I want to pay?

3. Get started with paying the PRICE.

Make goal setting a Lifelong habit. (Don't die as a couch potato). Resolve to be like the Homing Pigeon, the Guided Missile or the Laser, be committed to your own cause. Be focused.

Believe in yourself. If you don't believe in your cause, nobody else will (or should).

SET CLEAR GOALS FOR YOUR LIFE.

  

(This is another article that's typed on my Blackberry while in traffic today: Inspired by Brian Tracy audio books)

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By Leke Oshiyemi

HR-Expert| Recruiter | Conference Speaker: on Human Resources Mgt. Personal effectiveness. Social Media.

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