Goals on the Wall

One should always set their goals, and should aim to complete it on time. Goals should be listed down every day according to the priority and that....

Goals on the Wall 



Few people surprisingly make a list of their goals and even fewer put their list Infront of their eyes so that they can see them regularly. This article suggests that it is worth doing both. It also looks at the life goals of Minnie Driver and Genghis Khan. 



A lot of money was once paid for the famous goal setting advice given to a rich businessman: 



Every night write down 6 things according to your priority you need to do tomorrow. When tomorrow arrives, start on the first task and complete it. Then move on to the second task. If you don’t finish all your tasks on time add the unfinished ones to your list for the next day. 



For each day, each week, each month, each year and for life, different goals could be listed. You could even make lists for each project you are working on. 



Recently, Minnie Driver, the singer, was asked: “What drives you?” She gave a thoughtful reply:



• To live fully – to pursue every gift I’ve been given. 



•  Rather than focusing on what I will get, it’s better to focus on what I am going to bring to this day. 



• I want to have kids and live by the sea and write records, have a great partnership with someone and maybe do some teaching. 



Be one of those few people who comes out straight with such a clear life mission statement. Minnie is going to make the most of her singing talent and give rather than get. She was having a desire to have kids and live happily by the seaside. 



Question yourself about the main goal that you want in your life.  Could you come up with a great list like Minnie Driver’s if someone put you on the spot? Do you plan: 



• To fulfil your desire to become what you really want to become? 



• To help others become all that they can become? 



• To have an extraordinary life? 



• To help humans, animals and even insects? 



• To see the wonders of the world? 



• To love your neighbour as yourself? Etc. etc. 



It is helpful when you make a list and revise it regularly. Whenever you wish you can change your mission statement or list of life goals whenever you wish to. In the meantime, life goals will give you a guiding light for much if not all your life. 



However, if you don’t revise your goal regularly it can be forgotten soon. Some people put their list of goals by writing notes and stick them on their computers. Some buy computer software that will parade their goals across their computer screen. 



Try to put your goal at a place from where it is easily visible as I put my goals on the wardrobe to my right where I can look at it all day. This reminds both my conscious and subconscious minds to focus on the goals. If you focus, then it would be much more likely to get completed. Without putting in a lot of effort, It can be finished easily. 



Try to find some spacious place where you can stick your goals list. My walls are already covered with A4 sheets of things I need to remember so my wardrobe is the only space left. 



One of my goals on the wardrobe list for today is to finish this article. I now have the satisfaction of crossing it off my list and moving on to my next goal which is to prepare for a class I am teaching this evening. 



We should complete our goals before our time runs out. Genghis Khan’s life goal was to conquer the whole world. In the end he conquered a huge space twice the size of the Roman Empire, but he died too soon to fulfil his life mission. At the age of 65 on his deathbed he said: 



“I have conquered a large empire, but my life was too short to take the whole world. That I leave to you.” 



Even after death, the power of his goal lived on, that never died. 



His empire size was doubled by his son. They invaded Russia, Poland and Hungary but as the Mongol armies approached Vienna in 1242, Ogodei Khan, the son of Genghis died, and all his armies went back to Mongolia for his funeral. They did not return to Europe. 



A century later his empire began to crumble. However, genetic studies suggest that 1 in every 200 men on the planet today are genetically related to Genghis. Some goals will never die! 



What do Minnie Driver and Genghis Khan have in common? They both set themselves clear life goals. The resemblance stops there. Minnie Driver’s goals are much, much greater than the goals of the Universal Ruler – Genghis Khan. 



Enjoyed this read? Please share your thoughts in the comments section. There are many other blogs on this main page. Please check our writeup and have your say on it.

Categories: Goal Setting Series



Want to Learn How Organizations Build High Quality Products and Services? Join our Free Course -
The Building Blocks of Quality Management

The Building Blocks of Quality Management

Feeling Lack of Confidence? Want to Enhance it? Join the Free Course -
Building Confidence

Building Confidence

Subscribe Now - Get 45 eBooks - Daily 1 - Directly in Your Inbox

Subscribe to our Blogs / eBooks
Want to receive our eBooks?

Subscribe Now - Get 30 Videos - Daily 1 - Directly in Your Inbox






Subscribe Free Video Resources

Our Suite of Personal, Management & Professional Development Courses


Build Your Dream Career With Us
No Lockdown On Learning

ACTSol's eLearning Institute
Want to receive our eBooks / Blogs?

ACTSol Learner Support

(7 AM to 12 AM - IST)

+919483511055 / +918472230554 / professionalcourses@actsol.in

Where Are We Located?

Admin / HO: No. 5, Shantiniketan, Opp Govt ITI College, Vasant Nagar, MSK Mill Road, Kalaburagi- 585102 - India

Regd Off: Q - 194, Concorde Silicon Valley, Next to WIPRO (Gate No. 16), Electronic City, Bengaluru - 560100 - India