Goals

"The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them. Even the most tedious chore will become endurable as you parade through each day convinced that every task, no matter how menial or boring, brings you closer to fulfilling your dreams."
Og Mandino

Do you feel that you are obligated to do things even though they are boring or tedious and you just don't like doing them? Perhaps the most prevalent example of that is going to work. "Thank God it's Friday! Now I can have some fun". How many of us can honestly say we look forward to going to work every morning? Probably not many. But the reason for this is because the work you are doing has little or nothing to do with your own values and your own goals in life, or because you haven't made that connection yet. Perhaps you don't even know what your own values and your own goals in life are.

We all know that the most financially successful people are the ones who have found a way to make money doing the things they enjoy most, the ones that support their values and their goals. If you really can't imagine how to do this, then the next best thing is to figure out how you can use your present job to support at least one of your values or goals. Look at your job differently. Maybe you can do things in a slightly different way, one that is more meaningful for you.

Consider the story of the mentally handicapped person who had a job bagging groceries at a grocery store. He decided to find inspirational quotes and slip them into people's bags. Between that, and his ever-present smile, he soon became by far the most popular bagger there. Even the most menial of jobs can be made better by the way you approach it.

Practise setting goals and acheiving them by making everything you do move you closer to your goal. Life is a lot more fun that way.

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