Goals

I want to spend a minute talking about hockey goals. You see hockey is a sport that....oh no, this shouldn't be about hockey goals.....

What I really want to talk about is the goals that we set out to accomplish in the various aspects of our lives, be it personal, professional, or other. By definition a goal is the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve. By this description you can say that we have goals everyday. Some goals are set and reached all within 30 minutes, such as stepping on a treadmill and deciding in advance that you aren't getting off for a half-hour. Other goals are set when you're 9 years old and take 38 years to accomplish, such as deciding you want to be the first African-American President.

Setting a goal is easy. The hard part is reaching it. There is one reason I can come up with as to why people don't reach their goals, and it is NOT because they set them too high. The reason that most people don't reach their goals goes back to the definition (the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve). 

You need a plan. It's that simple. Don't set a goal if you're expecting it to "just kinda happen."

If you're goal is get big and muscular, don't just say you're going to start going to gym more. That's not a plan, THAT'S OBVIOUS! Say you are going to go atleast 3 days a week, keep a journal, and have a contingency plan should you miss a day.

If your goal is to write your first song (that you've been trying to write for 4 years), maybe what you need to do is not expect it to come to you in 5 minutes, and when it doesn't come give up and start playing covers. Maybe what you need to do is say I'm going to write a 4-line verse and not get up until it's done. And maybe, when you get that done the rest of the song WILL just come to you, or maybe you can sit down the next day and write a 4-line chorus.

Set a goal right now.

Make a plan.

The dividends when you achieve it will be priceless.

Have a good weekend everyone!