One of the important factors that separate high achievers from less achievers is the principles of goal-setting and attainment.
People who set goals and pursue them tend to achieve more while those without definite goals always find it difficult to achieve something meaningful.
When you fail to set personal goals, the following are some associated implications/dangers:
- Lack of Priority: When you fail to set personal goals, you would likely have problems in determining your priorities per time
- Little/No Achievements: People without definite goals in most cases do not achieve great things, but little accomplishments
- Distractions/Strange Attractions: When you fail to set personal goals, the marginal propensity to be distracted would be constantly increased
- Resources Mismanagement: Failure to set personal goals makes you spend your hard-earned resources on lesser important things
- Time Wastage: People without personal goals can afford to waste their time and are subject to using their time unproductively.
- Lack of Productivity: Lack of goal-setting reduces your capability to maximize your ability and potential for high productivity
- Unfulfilled Dreams: One of the reasons for goal-setting is to fulfil dreams. Failure to set goals hinders the fulfilment of wonderful dreams.
- Helping Others to Achieve their Goals: People without goals can be easily engaged by go-getters. As much as it is good to help others achieve their goals, it should not be to the expense of your own goals.
- Defeat of Life Purpose: Goal-setting enhances purpose fulfilment, while failure to set goals inhibits or hinders purpose fulfilment.
- Aimless Living: The majority of people living aimlessly are categorized as those without meaningful goals and aspirations.
*NOTE:*
It is indeed a great thing to set goals, but it is more important to be mindful of meaningless goals. Having achieved your goals, of what benefits are such goals to your life, to humanity, and the glory of God?
*SPECIAL INVITATION:*
Let me invite to the 1-Day Workshop on “Mastering the Act of Goal-setting and Effective Time Management”, slated for 9:00am on Sat. 11th January 2025 at THE GIGMOF PLACE, Obafemi Awolowo Civic Centre, Ado-Ekiti.
The good news is that the interested participants can still register at the discounted price. Check my whatsapp DP or status for more details.
Come, let us make the journey of year 2025 a productive one!
*Gbenga Emiloju (DMPII)*
