They said to me: "Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem are broken down and it's gates have been burned with fire. When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. - Nehemiah
How does a goal begin? How should a goal begin?
Can I set just about any goal? These are pertinent questions
that many folks ask when considering steps on planning out their lives. For each
question asked by different persons, no answer fits all.
Nonetheless it is important that a general
blueprint be understood on the initial phase of goal development. Understanding
this can be the determining factor of life or death of any goal. Indeed this
initiation stage is to goal setting what the first trimester is to pregnancy –
to put it mildly, very important!
BUILD ON A BURDEN: To develop a viable goal it is
paramount that a person be sensitive to the nudging of his heart. By this I mean
search out for the things that consistently bring a burden to you. Search your
heart for problems that move you to tears, things that rip you apart, things
you cannot ignore. Within these lie goals best suited for your unique person.
The statement that you are completely different
from the other 7 billion people on this planet may not be news to you but that
fact that your goals should be as unique as you are may be. No two people have
the same mission to accomplish. We may have similar missions but never the very
same ones. This is where searching within you for unique burdens come to play. Nobody
can set real life goals for you. When it comes to your goals, you are on your
own.
Do not take it then that you must set some
impressive goal to wow your world. Simply search your heart for burdens. If what
you are moved to wows the world fine, if not fine. What really matters is that
you find the burdens and set goals to solve them.
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