Dare to dream
Originally posted on Blogger 15 August 2011
It was about 11 years ago that I sat down and started my first real goal setting exercise. I had done some sort of goal setting before, but this was the first of the genuine heart and soul into it kind of goal setting.
4 years on and quite a number of the things on that list had happened, even some of the big items. It would be another year before I would redo the exercise, this time my goals seemed to be so far out of my world that if I was doing the exercise in a class, the instructor would have chastised me as it doesn’t conform to the SMART principle of being attainable or realistic (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Tangible).
I would describe it like being on one bank of a fast flowing river and these goals are on the opposite bank; far, far away, over there and seemingly no way to cross. But what I did was write these goals from the heart – some I had no idea what they meant or how I was going to get there, but I knew that what I had written down was a guide to allow me to see when something came my way that would help me to get where I wanted to go. When I saw it I could jump on and enjoy the ride. I do know some of that ride would be bumpy – change usually is.
Today the river doesn’t flow as fast, some islands are popping up that are like stepping stones across the river. I can’t cross yet but I can see there is a way forming.
It was some time later when I started to put together notes – will I be teaching this type of goal setting to other people? I don’t know. But I put together notes anyway, because that is what I’m good at. I’ve come across the wheel diagram many times with different authors. The wheel or pie chart is divided into pieces and each piece is an area of life. In the end I have 12 areas in my wheel. Over time I’ll talk about them.
Below the wheel I have written:
In this world there are no preconceptions,
no judgements,
no explanations,
no justifications.
Money is no object and no dream is beyond your grasp.
What would you do if there were no limits?
Dare to dream.
