I'm not
the biggest sports fan - in fact I hate just about everything that has anything
to do with sports (with the exception of the physically fit male players) but
there is one thing I do know about all sports known to man. In basketball the
object of the game is to make a basket against the opposing team. In soccer the
object of the game is to get the foot driven ball past the goalie of the
opposing team. See the commonality here? Each of these very popular games has
an object - A GOAL. If Lebron James ran after Kobe Bryant on a court for hours
and hours with no direct goal or purpose would you actually watch the game?
Okay, so maybe some of you may love seeing these players in action so much that
you would watch them any way, but ask yourself how long could you actually sit
there and be entertained. To me this can be summed up in one word -->
BORING! So if you wouldn't watch a game that didn't have a definitive goal, why
would you live a life with no definitive purpose?
To set
goals is to for see your future and your purpose in life. I see a person with
no goals to be someone who walks down the street completely blinded by what’s
in their path to come, a driver with their eyes off the road. How can you ever
tackle what awaits you if you do not prepare. Of course some obstacles are
unforeseen but I like to live by the old saying, “if you stay ready, you never
have to get ready”. Setting goals forces you to have a plan. It forces you to
be ready. It motivates you to take the next step in your potential endeavors. I
can remember in elementary through junior high school teachers implemented the
“four square” concept for writing. It was basically an outline for an essay – a
plan. Not only did I hate it back then but also I found it to be pointless
added work. In retrospect, I can now appreciate that implemented outline
because I can now appreciate the value of a solid foundation.
More than
anything it is important to understand that you are in control, not anyone
else. This is your life. You can't sit around and expect to be handed things
because that's not how the real world works. Now being the open-minded person
that I am I like to look at things from all sides of the spectrum. So let's
speak hypothetically and say someone does hand you the key to success, if you
don't first stop and think which way the key goes into the lock the door will
remain shut. Take the Kardashian family for example. Sure people like to say
"they are famous for nothing", lies you tell! The Kim Kardashian sex
tape may have catapulted their fame, but it takes a certain kind of person to
turn that infamy into a multi-million dollar empire such as the Kardashians
have done. Kris Jenner took the reins of a not so good situation and strategically
placed each and every one of her kids exactly where they wanted to be, but I
digress. The point is she had a plan, she made goals, and the goals were not
only set but I’m sure they were exceeded. How can you ever exceed a goal if you
never set any to begin with? It will never happen.
Taking accountability
is the first step. Own it! No player ever wins without getting in the game, but
more importantly no game is ever played and won with out a plan. There are very
few things in this world that we can control, ourselves and our own lives just
happens to be apart of the controllable. Dream. Strategize. Set a goal. Plan.
Execute!
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