"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, -- Or what's a heaven for?" ~ Robert Browning
"Go for the moon. If you don't get it, you'll still be heading for a star." ~ Willis Reed
I don’t like setting goals. It makes me feel old. Life seems less taxing when it’s done by the ear.
That said, important milestones have (relatively flexible) timeframes. The more precious they are; the more thorough we plan. The more we value ourselves, the less we wing it around.
There’s even a template to your goal designs: Pick a goal that includes everything. Pick goals that cover all areas of your well-being. Why else would you want to spend the next ten years on them?
“Our personal well-being is dependent on equal attention to each of the seven primary areas of well-being: social, intellectual, spiritual, emotional, physical, occupational and environmental.” [Source]
The elements of well-being affect each other. If you’re emotionally okay, everything else feels bright and shiny. If you’re physically stumped, you’ll probably spend more time nursing that wound than partying through the night.
This can be a good thing. You improve things by grabbing the element easiest to work on. Spark the chain reaction. Roll the snowball.
Live consciously.
7 afterthinkers:
Reading the post, I'm trying to think of a single activity I could to to satisfy all areas of well being.
Guess not only do I like playing it by the ear, I'm also morbidly lazy :P
Or maybe you're already on the 3rd, 4th leg of your journey. You just haven't given it a title yet. (¬‿¬)
I stopped consciously planning many many years ago. A lot of what's happened in my life were just dropped into my lap, so to speak. I used to plan, but since not many of those plans came through I finally decided to be on the Almighty's mercy most of the time. I admit, it took out much of the stress in life!
By the way...do you know that murtadha, you, and I share the same birthmonth? No wonder we do get along!
Sometimes, I'm afraid that if I try to fix up my life, that I would die of boredom.
So sometimes, I just let it be as messed up as it is.
My, what inconvenient stress this article have caused. Please, don't trouble yourselves. (¬‿¬)
Coral, me, murtadha, diana and Beyonce. Haha.
Unfortunately all the dateline must be accomplish and all the design must be built.
Alangkah bahagianya kalau semua bisa diselesaikan dalam satu malam... abracadabra...
Salam Persahabatan.
Lambang,
Would you want to miss all the convenience and struggles to realize your goals, really?
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