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5. Procrastination--"Someday, I will set my goals." This ties in with a lack of ambition.
6. Low self-esteem--Because a person is not internally driven and has no inspiration.
7. Ignorance of the importance of goals--Nobody taught them and they never learned the
importance of goal-setting.
8. A lack of knowledge about goal-setting--People don't know the mechanics of setting
goals. They need a step-by-step guide so that they can follow a system.

Goal setting is a series of steps. When you buy a plane ticket, what does it say?

Starting point Price
Destination Starting date
Class of travel Expiry date

If you ask most people what is their one major objective in life, they would probably give
you a vague answer, such as, "I want to be successful, be happy, make a good living,"
and that is it. They are all wishes and none of them are clear goals. Goals must be
SMART:

1. S--specific. For example, "I want to lose weight."
This is wishful thinking. It becomes a goal when I pin myself down to "I will lose 10
pounds in 90 days."
2. M--must be measurable. If we cannot measure it, we cannot accomplish it.
Measurement is a way of monitoring our progress.
3. A--must be achievable. Achievable means that it should be out of reach enough to be
challenging but it should not be out of sight, otherwise it becomes disheartening.
4. R--realistic. A person who wants to lose 50 pounds in~30 days is being unrealistic.
5. T--time-bound. There should be a starting date and a finishing date.

Goals can be:

1. short-term--up to one year.
2. mid-term--up to three years.
3. long-term--up to five years.

Goals can be longer than five years but then they become a purpose of life. And having a
purpose is very important because without one, it is possible to develop tunnel vision,
where we are only obsessed with achieving our goals. Goals are more easily achieved if
they are broken into small ones.

Life is hard by the yard,
but by the inch,
it's a cinch.

--Gean Gordon

Goals Must Be Balanced

Our life is like a wheel with six spokes.
1. Family. Our loved ones are the reason to live and make a living.
2. Financial. Represents our career and the things that money can buy.

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