How to establish your life goal
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The importance of goals for life
As one of the world's leading institutions, Harvard stresses the need for a long-term vision to invest in the future. To invest in the future, we must set a good future investment direction, that is, to set the goals of life early.
Without a goal, there is no need to talk about development, not to mention success.
Harvard University has conducted such a follow-up, targeting a group of young people who are similar regarding intelligence, education and the environment.
The findings found that 27% had no goals, 60% were vague, 10% had clear but short-term goals, and the remaining 3% had clear and long-term goals.
In the years to come, they marched on their own journey of life. 25 years later, Harvard followed up the group of students again.
The result is:
That 3% of people, worked hard in one direction for 25 years, almost all of them become successful people, which include industry leaders and social elites;
10% of the people, their short-term goals are constantly realized, become professionals in various fields, most of them live in the upper-middle of the society;
60% of people, they live and work peacefully, but have no special grades, almost all live in the middle and lower strata of society;
The remaining 27%, they have no goals, and often complain about others, complain about society, of course, also complain about themselves.
In fact, the difference between them is only: 25 years ago, some of them already know what they want to do, while others are not clear.
The survey vividly illustrates the importance of defining life goals for success in life.
John had read this type of articles about life goals before, and had seen many people summarize the common features of successful people as "goals, self-discipline, and perseverance."
However, since he was young, his ambition is to become a scientist, got good academic results, entered a prestigious school, and entered the state laboratory, became the colleague with a group of excellent scientists.
He has a clear goal, and also self-discipline, and persisted for more than 10 years, why he did not get the success that he wanted, and even fell into confused?
What are the goals suitable for you?
Drucker's "Managing Oneself," which is published in the Harvard Business Review, is the best article in history.
His central point of view is:
1) Focus on strengths
Focus on your strengths to make you the best, and you can’t achieve success if you are doing what you’re bad at.
So how can you discover your strengths?
The best way to do this is by giving back analysis and comparing your expectations with the results of one thing. What are the things you do and always exceed your expectations? And which are the things you do, you have to put in a lot of efforts but still mediocre performance.
John thinks of his 10 years in scientific research, it is a lot of effort to be with the test equipment, and finally can only get the result of barely qualified.
Obviously, he is not focused on his strengths.
2) Find the right way to work and learn
Everyone has their own working or learning style, for example, some like to read, some like to listen, some like to write.
Don't try to change yourself, don't engage in a job you can't do or do badly.
John remembered that he did not like to do scientific experiments, doesn’t like to fiddle with a variety of instruments and equipment. On the contrary, he likes reading, thinking, architecture a variety of thought models, he also likes to plan some learning activities, and exchange ideas on a subject with everyone.
This is why for many years, doing research is painful to him, but when there is a chance, he will take part in organization planning or participate in a variety of reading and learning activities.
3) You still need to answer the question
What are your values?
What is the current situation requirement?
Given my strengths, my working methods, and my values, how can I make the most of the tasks that need to be done?
Finally, what must be achieved to have a significant impact?
Only by answering these questions clearly can allow ourselves to do things that are in line with our own values and social needs and create value for society.
Think of your life as two highways, one represent what you are good at, and the other represents what you really enjoy doing. Where they cross, is where your happiness and ability have crossed points and are the ideal place for your career.
Adjust your running posture and find your own field of life
We all know that if we want to succeed, we have to set a vision, and the biography of successful people seems to be sending a message that they are born with a clear goal and a strong will and perseverance.
This kind of information implies that only when things get really bad, they will take the risk and stray from the vision goal, that is, to do such a significant goal of life in certain circumstances.
In fact, it is hard for most people to choose the paths that suit them, we all need to undergo a groping process.
While running and experiencing in life, adjust what you learn from each experience, and then quickly adapt to the next round of experience.
The process of continuing to experience, with the experience increases, the accumulation of experience, and you will find your favorite work areas.
The life goal, we can’t make analysis by thinking without experiencing, that's why we often come to the wrong conclusion.
We have to keep trying, until one day, you’ll find that there is a field that is valuable, meaningful, interesting and you are good at and decided to bet your life on such a career, then you find your own domain of life.
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