At one time or another all of us have set goals. These goals have given us good reasons for getting up in the morning. We are always moving toward something that seems to make an impact on our lives. If you’re in college, graduation day represents a goal – it may be four years down the road, but it’s still in sight.
When you finally land a job, your goal may then shift from looking for a job to the pursuit of new career opportunities. Some of us strive to be better than we are not because of others, but because of our drive to do more than simply breathe the air. Every individual wants their time on Earth to have some sort of meaning, and this meaning may be for ourselves, our neighbour’s or even for the whole world at large.
What are a few of your most inspired goals and dreams? If you haven’t as yet taken the time to write these down in order of priority, purchase a notepad and do this regularly. If its been awhile since you’ve really delved into your thoughts, don’t worry about it, this personal endeavour will take quite a few sessions.
It doesn’t matter how off-the-wall these dreams may seem, make sure to write down every singe one of them. The actualisation of these dreams doesn’t necessarily need to be a lifelong pursuit. You may want to scale a mountain, but that doesn’t mean you want to be a mountain climber. Climbing a mountain is an exhilarating experience you’d like to gain, and by achieving that dream, this act defines an aspect of your character, or perhaps one could say – your being.
You may not meet all of your goals. An unmet goal can – by chance, either lead us down a better path, or drop us into a new lifetime low. Strive for the former. Some of us are so set on keeping up with our ideals that we don’t realize the harm that we’re doing to our own level of joy in the process.
Take a good long look at your goals and dreams list. Who knew you had so many desires. Life is not about pursuing one path and then staying on it for the rest of your life. It’s about the detours and stops we choose to take that turn us into well-rounded and understanding people.
Only you can answer the question, “Is Your Life Fulfilling?” No one knows your heart like you do. It’s the fundamental question many long for someone else to answer for them, but you’ll soon realize that any answer another would give would be wrong – because they’re not you. You know yourself best, so begin using your goals and dreams as a guide to find the fulfilment you’re longing to achieve.
Alan Gillies is the Managing Director of the Learning 2 Live Enterprise, an online Lifestyles resource which explores various aspects of business and pleasure, comprising an array of Lifestyle topics which cover Relationships, Health, Wellbeing, Career, Travel & Coaching, and more. Alan has a great deal of hands on experience throughout a wide variety of business disciplines including Coaching and Mentoring, Change Management and NLP training techniques.
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