I. What is a goal?
People can more or less define a goal, without even thinking too hard, because the word “goal” is in their mouth, most of the time. What we mean by that is that when it comes to jobs, most people have goals; when it comes to relationships most people have goals; overall, every aspect of our lives revolve around personal goals. But what is a goal objectively? In most dictionaries, it is defined as the object of a person 's ambition or effort; in other words, an aim or a desired result. Anyone can identify with this definition (meaning that their definition of a goal might be very close to that). A goal can also be assimilated to an objective or a project that is more or less important to somebody.
There are three sets of goals: Short term goals (ranging from a few days to a few months), medium term goals (ranging from six months to a year) and finally long term goals (that start from a year and more). Most people are familiar with the whole concept. The main question that comes to mind though, would …show more content…
Jim Carey had to write a ten million dollar check to himself, and wait seven years , after trying to land a big role that he actually got paid that exact sum to play in “Dumb and dumber”. The same fate awaited British author, J.K .Rowling, who is one of the most famous writers of the last decade. Even though she has seen her book (Harry Potter) rejected by many great publishing companies, she never stopped trying. It’s after a small publishing company accepted her work that she ended up having her big break, the rest is
People can more or less define a goal, without even thinking too hard, because the word “goal” is in their mouth, most of the time. What we mean by that is that when it comes to jobs, most people have goals; when it comes to relationships most people have goals; overall, every aspect of our lives revolve around personal goals. But what is a goal objectively? In most dictionaries, it is defined as the object of a person 's ambition or effort; in other words, an aim or a desired result. Anyone can identify with this definition (meaning that their definition of a goal might be very close to that). A goal can also be assimilated to an objective or a project that is more or less important to somebody.
There are three sets of goals: Short term goals (ranging from a few days to a few months), medium term goals (ranging from six months to a year) and finally long term goals (that start from a year and more). Most people are familiar with the whole concept. The main question that comes to mind though, would …show more content…
Jim Carey had to write a ten million dollar check to himself, and wait seven years , after trying to land a big role that he actually got paid that exact sum to play in “Dumb and dumber”. The same fate awaited British author, J.K .Rowling, who is one of the most famous writers of the last decade. Even though she has seen her book (Harry Potter) rejected by many great publishing companies, she never stopped trying. It’s after a small publishing company accepted her work that she ended up having her big break, the rest is