Hello, my dear readers! Welcome to the blog! I am very, very glad to see you!
In continuation of our conversation about life without haste (see the article What is slow life or How to get out of the matrix ) - a new trend of our era, a new look at your life, I want to say this.
The idea of “slow living” does not mean “doing nothing” while lying on the lawn. Against. Adherents of this lifestyle specifically choose a job that will NOT “take away” all of their time , but only a small part of it. For what?
Yes, just in order to have time to do and try the most in your life. To have a balance in life between work (business), personal life .
To have more free time to communicate with family, to achieve your goals, to fulfill your desires. To make your dreams come true. Other useful articles: Are you a humanitarian or a techie? * The most profitable and promising professions * All ways to make money on the Internet * How to create passive income from scratch?
Why are goals needed in a person’s life (examples) and how can they change life?
There is, I would say, some kind of mysticism in this issue. Do you know what unites successful people who became happy because they spent their entire lives doing what they loved? They are united by a common quality inherent in all of them - determination and an irresistible desire to achieve their dreams or goals. All of them very early, even in childhood or adolescence, set and wrote down a list of goals and did everything to achieve them.
An example is the life of John Goddard, a Guinness Book of Records holder, explorer and traveler, an outstanding anthropologist, holder of scientific degrees in anthropology and philosophy.
As a child, at the age of 15, he set 127 goals for himself and dedicated his life to achieving them. On his 50th anniversary, he celebrated completing 100 of them. His life is unusually rich and interesting. Want to see his 127 goals? They are in the Wikipedia article about him.
But don’t be embarrassed and compare yourself with this hero. Such people are the exception rather than the rule. It’s just that John Goddard’s example clearly shows how written goals help you live a more interesting and vibrant life.
How many goals should a person have? The more you write them on your list, the easier it will be for you to find your innermost desires and dreams, make them come true and become happy.
You can also read about how successful and happy people think and what goals they set for themselves in the article How to become successful and rich without having anything from scratch?
I also recommend the article How to create passive income from scratch , from which you will learn about building types of businesses that can generate passive income in the future.
You can find all the useful articles about ways to build a successful business in the Business in the Digital Age .
What are personal goals?
People set themselves a variety of goals in life. One person may have serious fitness goals, while another may have business or social goals.
Personal goals are aimed at growing as a person and developing new skills. Be successful professionally, and practice compassion to have a fulfilling family life.
Setting goals allows you to get better results. It also helps you feel motivated and take responsibility for your actions.
It forces us to take responsibility for our own mistakes and failures. And not to place the burden on society, culture or the people around us.
What might a person’s own plans be?
- Self-development.
- Professional success.
- Family life.
- Life in general.
How to achieve goals, slowly and to the delight of yourself and your loved ones?
We know that everyone is different. They have different psychotypes, abilities, charisma, efficiency, intuition. Therefore, everyone lives, creates, realizes their dreams and goals DIFFERENTLY, based on their abilities and character .
Let's look at a small example. I will now describe the “portrait” of my successful friend:
- He is an optimist, this helps him a lot in his business.
- He has good abilities, but he is lazy.
- At some moments, when he needs to get together and do something important, laziness recedes and he becomes assertive and purposeful.
- He is also a very spontaneous person. If he gets excited about an idea, he immediately implements it without thinking. Because of this, there are often losses, but in general the job is done quickly.
- He often relies on intuition and if something “doesn’t go well,” he easily puts it aside, knowing that in “due time” it will be done easily.
- He does a lot of things absolutely selflessly, helping people.
Now you can roughly imagine (based on this characteristic) how my friend achieves his goals: sometimes lazily, sometimes impulsively, sometimes assertively and purposefully, sometimes relying on intuition. But he never goes against his nature, character, his moral principles. And this is the secret of his success.
Do you understand what I'm getting at? I want to say that we are all different and what you definitely shouldn’t do when achieving your goals is don’t break yourself. There is no need to drive yourself into a state of stress, no need to reproach yourself for being sluggish. And never go against the dictates of your heart and do something you don’t like just because everyone has such a goal on their list.
For example, I don’t like to exercise in the gym. Let everyone go, but I won’t, because I tried it several times and was convinced that it didn’t bring me pleasure, and therefore no benefit.
Don’t listen to anyone who says that you need to devote so much time to your goal each day, that you need to schedule everything by day and hour. In this case, you will turn into a slave to your ambitions. You need your goals in order to live an interesting life, love, be a happy person, and do what you love.
Live slowly, enjoy life, give up rushing at home, at work and in relationships with all people. Many progressive people from many countries have already come to this idea of slow life And stop reproaching your children for their sluggishness the way your parents reproached you (I recommend an article on how to raise children happy and unleash their intellectual and creative potential: How to raise a child without screaming and punishment? ). Since we are talking about children, I also recommend that you read an article about progressive alternative education and promising professions of the future that will be in demand in 10 years or more.
Conclusion: In order to start living a more interesting life, without delay, sit comfortably now and write, without thinking, as many small and big things, goals, objectives and desires as possible.
And then, if the mood strikes, you can divide them into financial, personal and others. For big and small. But I will tell you that I always write down my life goals, desires and dreams in a row. And I divided them today for the first time just for this article, so that it becomes clear what the goals are.
Do you like this approach to business? No tediousness! I like this new positive approach to life - do everything with joy, as your heart tells you!
Finally, I suggest you watch a wonderful video describing an ingenious and simple way of how to joyfully and effectively achieve results in 4 areas of your life goals. I loved the idea of setting small goals along the way to big ones and celebrating each one's accomplishments! At the same time, cover all 4 areas of your life and set only one goal at the beginning. I'm taking this cool idea to heart!
I wish everyone inspiration and self-confidence!
See you soon!
Alena Kraeva
SMARTBLOG. New era: ethics, business, education, technology
Personal growth goals
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It is not difficult to be knowledgeable in today's information age with so many resources available.
Develop an interest in seeking knowledge and find value in learning more. Learning helps us grow and succeed in life.
Be a great listener
Good listeners usually create great relationships. They are also able to communicate more effectively. If you listen in a caring and trusting way, other people will appreciate this quality.
Wake up early
If you want to be healthy, rich and wise, get into the habit of getting up early. You will have more time for yourself. And you can start acting when everyone else is sleeping. This kind of productivity will help you achieve your personal goals.
Let go of the past
When we are haunted by the past, we cannot focus on the present. And as a result, we may miss out on some really big opportunities.
If you're having trouble letting go of the past, it might be a good idea to talk to a professional counselor. Or look for groups and forums on this topic on the Internet.
Be more creative.
Creative people can enjoy life more. Because their creations bring a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. Find your creative outlet and ignite your curiosity.
Travel whenever you can
Personal growth suffers when we are constantly in the same place, surrounded by the same people. Every person needs change.
Travel to find more opportunities and joy in life.
If possible, go on vacation. There we all become completely different. The benefits of traveling are that it improves your life!
Take care of your health
Staying fit and healthy should be your number one personal growth goal. A healthy mind and body lead to an energetic and fulfilling life.
Practice compassion
Compassion brings happiness and a sense of fulfillment in life. Be compassionate whenever you can. It helps you find peace in life. And helps good relationships in the family and with other people. You need to understand that every person has their own difficulties.
Practice persistence
If you want to achieve something important in life, there is no better ally than persistence.
She supports us no matter the circumstances.
Developing self-discipline
A complex goal differs from a simple one in the number of steps required and whether you have the necessary abilities. If there are no abilities, the goal is supplemented with steps to develop them.
How is the goal of becoming a programmer different from the goal of becoming a barista? To become a programmer, you need to read 5 books and practice for six months. To become a barista, you need to take a course and brew coffee for a week. The difference is in the strength of self-discipline and patience in pursuing the intended goal.
To begin with, I recommend choosing 1-2 goals from the example, modifying them to suit yourself and achieving them. Without a habit, it’s hard to move on 3-5 goals every day at once - it’s better to take 3 steps over six months than 5 steps over a week and give up.
Trips
Take the trip you've always dreamed of and explore this place thoroughly. At the same time, you pay for everything yourself. This way you will determine whether you can meet your social need to understand the world.
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Personal family goals
Improve your body language
It is very important to show others how you feel about them using your body language. This includes messages through posture, eye contact, movements, voice intonation, etc.
Never lose sight of the importance of this vital means of communication when it comes to family.
Get rid of laziness!
Laziness is one of the main things that prevents us from achieving our goals in life.
Human needs
Before making a list, you should understand what is priority and vital for a person. Air, drink, food, sleep - the 4 most important needs of organic life. The second row comes health, housing, clothing, sex, recreation - necessary attributes of life, but secondary. Unlike animals, humans tend not only to satisfy the basic needs of life; they want to do this while receiving aesthetic pleasure.
It is impossible for a person to live without satisfying primary needs, and without satisfying secondary needs it is difficult. Therefore, if at least one link in this chain is destroyed, the person suffers physically, firstly, morally, secondly. He's unhappy. But even if all the vital needs of an individual are satisfied, his life cannot be called happy. This is such a paradox.
Therefore, the 50 vitally important, priority goals of a person must necessarily include points, through the implementation of which the primary and secondary needs of a person would be satisfied.
Adding to the list such goals as “buying your own house” or “relaxing at sea”, “doing the necessary medical operation” or “getting your teeth treated and inserted”, “buying a fur coat” and “buying a car” may not be so important for complete happiness ( why - will be discussed below), but achieving them makes living on earth more comfortable for people. To satisfy these needs and achieve the goals listed above, an individual needs money. And, when selecting the 50 most important goals of a person, the list must include an item regarding the financial condition of the individual. Examples of such goals:
- find a high-paying job;
- open your own business;
- ensure that the business generates a net income of more than $10,000 per month, and the like.
