Thursday, April 23, 2009

To Aim and Score

There is a difference between a goal and an aim/achievement. A goal is task to be completed where as an achievement is what we aspire to complete to gain personal gratification. My main aim is to pass the Foundation degree programme and eventually the Bachelor of Arts. Besides completing something I started a while ago , I need to give my family the personal peace of mind they deserve.

SMART Goals

What are SMART goals? Specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely. All of my goals have to satisfy these criteria in order to achieve my goal more effectively and efficiently. This should help clear up the way for other goals and hopefully lead to achievements. For example I would like to build muscle. Regardless of how quickly I want to do it, there is a natural progression and because I have other SMART goals, I can ensure I get to attain my weekly goals.
It's usually difficult to predict what one will be doing in a year’s time let alone 5 years. From my teenage years till i was about 20, i have had a lassie affaire attitude to life and work. Going into university can have its up sides, new people new things to do and learn.
However there are pit fall that many students fall into and that is what i went through. Having wasted many years of my life not making any progress, I decided to take things more seriously and enjoy again the feeling of learning something new and different. I suspect in the next five years that i would have suspended my formal education for at least 5 years and i hope to work an no particular industry in this period.