Dreaming and The Power of Goal Setting and Planning

This week, I have read and watched many things pertaining to dreaming and setting goals. One man in particular, Randy Pausch, talked about how he had achieved many of his childhood dreams because he never let them go. I feel that I never had any big "dreams" as he did growing up, but I have had a lot of desires and things I wanted to accomplish that have come to me over my short 20 years of life. After watching his video and reading multiple articles and other sources this week, I have decided that the way to achieve those dreams and desires is to set goals, and make correlating plans to accomplish them. Recently, I have tried to figure out what I want my life to look like. I have tried to gain a vision of what I want to have accomplished by the end of this mortal journey I am on. As I have thought, prayed, and pondered on what I should do with these few years I've been given on Earth, I have felt guided toward making a career out of helping others. That has been one of the desires that has stood out to me for the past few years, and I want to pursue it. My assignments in classes have asked me to create some goals and plans in order to achieve that ultimate vision I have for myself. I don't want to write about the specific things I have planned and goals I have set, but rather the feelings I have had as I've set the goals and made the plans. Previously in my life when I would think about my future, I would get anxious, nervous, and scared because I felt like I had no idea what to do or even where to start. But, as I have set these goals, I feel like the Lord has given me some direction and guidance as to what He wants me to do. I feel excited for the first time about my professional life. I feel a desire to go out and do something that will make an impact. I think this is how Randy was able to accomplish his childhood dreams. He set them as goals and then followed the steps necessary to achieve them. I know that as I continue to set goals, make plans, and then follow through with them as best I can, I will continue to feel this desire to push forward, even when times get tough. I also know that God loves me, and He loves all of His children. If we focus on our ultimate goal of Eternal Life and Exaltation, no failure will ever leave us so heartbroken or distraught to immobilize us completely. Don't lose sight of where you want to end up! Keep your eye on your goals and keep working on the plans you have set to achieve them, and the Lord will take care of the rest!

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