Introduction – Identification of Goals
Human life is an intentional phenomenon. Multiple purposes identify various goals and objectives of individuals, so that human beings create goals and objectives and pursue them relentlessly until success is not achieved or failure is not found. A normal individual should form some targets and chase them down until the upgrade. Human life is thus a conscious struggle towards multiple goals, both material and immaterial. An effective goal is achievable and shapes a successful human life.
In general, human goals fall into four categories: personal, educational, professional, and social. Personal ends are based on one’s dreams towards lifestyle and standard of living. Personal goals are unique and evolve. An important personal goal is financial freedom. Financial freedom makes someone independent from all kinds of exploitation of interactive life. A successful person sets achievable financial goals and reviews them from time to time. It should be noted that financial freedom provides a solid foundation for multiple human goals, while the absence of financial freedom makes all goals simply unattainable. Financial subjugation is the mother of all subjugations.
Instinctively, human beings are seekers of knowledge. The formal effort toward knowledge development requires a set of educational goals. The educational objectives are clear, although they evolve. The external environment plays a decisive role in the configuration/development of educational objectives. More specifically, educational goals are shaped by parents, educators, and successful individuals. Effective educational goals mean a successful educational career. Effective educational goals improve student academic outcomes.
Professional life is an essential phase/aspect of human life. Economic resources are vitally necessary for a comfortable life. Career goals are strengthened by our focus on the comforts of life. Pleasure-driven career goal leads to a deplorable life. On the contrary, the career goal driven by the intellect means a better or esteemed life. A successful professional is pragmatic towards goal setting. Effective career goals lead to a better career. It is well known that professionalism, a vital feature of a developed society, is embedded in all levels of collective life at the expense of successful professionals.
Divinely, human beings are social creatures. They cannot live in isolation. They need interactions in their daily activities of life. Interactive life has multiple dimensions, such as blood kinship, geographical proximity, and ideological brotherhood. An effective interactive life requires some social ambitions. A person may pursue various social jobs as ideals in his life. The outstanding social ideals are several communal works such as a community hospital, a blood donation network, an NGO and a literacy program. The poetic vision and the humanistic tendency are invisible forces behind multiple social ideals.
Human life is a dynamic reality. It develops, steadily and gradually. Initially, one’s life activities are limited to certain physical needs/comforts, overtime; it expands its area of effect through worried human nature. The various human concerns expand the ability to think/act towards life options. Life options are innumerable, they are presented as feasible possibilities, so that they make alpha and omega of human life. Preoccupied, divinely ingrained human nature continually selects and pursues available life options. Consequently, goals of various types configure specific life patterns of individuals and determine/expand their area of action. An effective goal is naturally dynamic and creates dynamism in one’s life.
Objective Taxonomy
Goals are accomplished within a defined time frame, so the time dimension is an unavoidable aspect of effective goal setting. In addition, the inclusion of the time factor during the task completion process drives various goal achievement strategies. Temporally, human goals have four categories: short-term, medium-term, long-term, and eternal. Short-term goals take a year or less, medium-term goals take 1 to 5 years to accomplish, long-term goals take more than five years to accomplish, and eternal goals are ongoing, permanent life goals. evolution/expansion. For example, in business life, completion of a project is a short-term goal, building a project team for multiple projects is a medium-term goal, building a business is a long-term goal, and so on. finally, a socioeconomic circle network for success and well-being. conducting business is the permanent goal of a businessman. In educational life, the annual result is a short-term learning goal, a certificate (such as high school certificate, high school certificate and professional diploma) is a mid-term learning objective and final degree program (such as undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral program) it is a long-term learning goal. Finally, the compatibility or synchronization of the educational career with the life career is a permanent goal of all students. In the effort of self-improvement, the development of habits is the short-term goal, the improvement of behavior is the medium-term goal, the refinement of mindset is the long-term goal, and self-construction is the ultimate goal of each individual. . The time limit is therefore an essential element in the realization of multiple objectives.
Goal setting
Goals are our visions/dreams, so they are expressed in positive language with a cheerful tone. Effective goals can be grouped into two categories: individual and institutional. At the individual level, an effective goal is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound (SMART). Smart people make SMART goals. At the organizational level, an effective goal is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound, Encouraging, Rewarding, and Team-Driven (SMARTEST). An effective team is the sum total of SMART individuals and forms a synergistic environment for goal achievement.
Content of objectives
An effective goal has two contents, namely welfare content and pecuniary content. The wellness aspect is a vital part of an effective goal. The very absence of the wellness aspect, intentionally or unintentionally, makes all life goals unstable or short-lived. The content of well-being is linked with the Divine Scheme of Creation, while the material content is linked with the comforts of perishable life. The qualitative superiority and quantitative inevitability of wellness content is a cosmic reality. The dominant welfare content means a humanistic struggle, while the dominant worldly content means a personal struggle.
Goals vs. Goals
In general, the terms goals and objectives are used interchangeably. However, there is a subtle difference between goals and objectives. Goals are the overall results a person commits to achieving, while objectives are the steps a person needs to take to reach their goals. For goals, we use words (eg, the institution wants to capture the maximum market), for objectives, we use numbers (eg, the institution wants to capture 25% of the market). Goals make the individual/institution more effective, while objectives make the individual/institution more efficient. Together they make up an efficient-effective institution/individual.
Plan/strategy for achieving objectives
The entire exercise of effective goal setting is to facilitate/enable success. In general, goals are achieved if an individual,
- Start from Possible, (Pragmatism)
- Establish Personal Commitment to Goals, (Effective Inspiration)
- Rises above fear of failure/feelings of regret, (high morale)
- Overcome procrastination, carelessness, etc., (self discipline)
- Set a due date or duration for task completion, (time efficiency)
- Match goals with tasks and durations, (Wisdom) &
- Avoid perfectionism/distractions, (Leadership)