I understand I need goals to lead my life.

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Even if we will not be able to visualise the entire journey, if we are not able to see the immediate road ahead, we will not be able to drive properly. without goals optimum utilization of resources won't be possible. There will be no motivation if you have nothing to aim for. You need goals to lead your life and the goals have to be S.M.A.R.T. Specific: you can't tell the cub driver-go north! North Where? You've got to be specific. I want to study better, i want to become richer, i want to become healthier aren't specific goals. It isn't about north, it is about north-where? Unless you are specific, your mind will remain incapable of chalking out a plan of action. Most goals remain in the pipeline because we don't make them specific. The mind springs into action the moment the goal is made meaningful by making it specific. Measurable: Most mortals need to see progress to remain motivated in pursuit of a goal. we need ways by which we can know that we are inching closer to the finishing line. whe n a goal is fragmented into measurable components, then the pursuit of the goal is no longer one final big success, but a series of successes that culminate into the final result. The measurable, broken fragments of a goal actually act as a cheering squad that motivated us to move on. What cannot be measured cannot be monitored, and what cannot be monitored cannot be controlled, and what cannot be controlled does not motivate. we need measurable milestones. Achievable: There are no ambitious goals, only ambitious time frames. most often, we set out to achieve a goal without giving ourselves the adequate time frame to achieve it. It is not that the goal isn't achievable; but in most situations, the goal isn't achievable in the time frame within which you want to achieve it. Once we realise that we are not going to make it in the time frame we have given ourselves, then frustration sets in. Motivation is lost. You eventually give up on the goal. Goals can be born from the heart (in fact, preferably born from the heart), but time frames must be reasoned out by the mind.. That's why goals can be out of sight, but not out of mind. Time Bound: Human beings are deadline driven animals. In fact, when it comes to goals, it is deadlines that define the finishing Line. Had we applied our mind properly on making the goal 'achievable' and 'realistic', we would have arrived at a time frame by which the goal can be achieved, which is essence will make the goal S.M.A.R.T and complete. To plan what you want to be 10 years from now is a joke. To not know what you want to be a year from now is a tragedy. Be smart. Challenge Yourself.