No one ever plans to fail but then that doesn't mean they won't fail especially if they fail to plan. When the year started most of us were so elated to start the year by setting goals for ourselves and I'm not exempted from that list. Before the past year ended, I set some goals for myself even when I wasn't sure what the new year holds for me. Planning for something that you don't see does requires Faith and I did take a leap of faith to set goals for myself based on the previous years experiences I've had and also hopes for a brighter future.
Due to the fact that setting these goals was based on hopes of it being the best it could be, there is possiblity of us not achieving most of these goals even when they seem to be smart goals. Yes, one of the best ways to set a goal is by making them SMART. After setting these goals and I realize that I'm not doing so well at achieving them, the question is, WHAT DO I DO?
Well, the first thing I'd do is to first keep being OPTIMISTIC. At a time like this, one has to keep a positive mind even when they might feel sad that things aren't going the way they have initially planned it. While setting these goals there are so many things we overlooked and they might come back to stop us from achieving our set goals, so this is definitely the time to stay positive and think of a way forward.
The second thing I'd do is to REVIEW MY GOALS. I'm not sure everyone will accept reviewing their goals but for me I think it is a good thing to do at a point like this. I believe it is better to achieve so many smaller goals than to not achieve one huge goal we've planned for. Reviewing your goals gives you the possibility of achieving your goals even when at first it seemed impossible. The fact that you review your goal will save you from being demoralized.
There is this joy and motivation that comes from achieving a set goal. When you refuse to review your goals even after seeing that they are not as SMART as you thought they were, you will end up not achieving them and that might kill your interest from even setting goals in the future. So reviewing your goals will give you a better chance of achieving it and when that happens you'd surely feel fulfilled and motivated to do better.
Once I've been able to review my goals, the next thing I want to do is make sure the goals I've reviewed to are SMART so as to avoid improving on it again. The goals should be realistic so you can even do more than what you've planned to achieve than not meeting up with it again. Like I've mentioned before, it's better to achieve 10 smaller goals than to plan to achieve one big one and fail.
Lastly, I refuse to GIVE UP even when I know I've failed. Yes it hurts to fail but it doesn't mean it's bad to fail. It's only bad to fail when you give up, so as long as you keep trying to get better at what you've failed at, then failure is even more profitable. Yes, I might fail at my goals but that doesn't mean I'd give up trying to meet up with them. It will even give me more experiences to know how to handle some situations better.
A person who fails is not a failure until they give up trying to succeed. Failing is one of the most beautiful thing even though at the surface it seems the other way around. When we fail it gives up room to improve more on ourselves and then we even get better than those who always win and have lost the value of those successes they've achieved. I'd keep going even after all the pushbacks and I know my comeback will definitely be louder.
This is my response to the Thinkers Corner prompt initiated by @kenechukwu97, feel free to check it out and also participate in it as there is a prize to be work and knowledge to be gained.
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