If a man knows not what harbor he seeks,
any wind is the right wind.
-Seneca

            Competition is an adamant reaction everywhere. Individuals tend to compete for ranks, money, power, love and life. Being an employee for example, it is expected that you give your outputs the best effort that you can. Go the extra mileage, push yourself further to reach and meet your limitations. Never be afraid to develop your self, do not look at the pit stops in between. Do not waste time. For in every second, there comes the additional beat of “learning” (which I may wish to reiterate, a life-long one).

            Majority of job seekers out there, especially those who are just starting their career path tends to oversee their own capabilities. The question is “Why?” what made them believe that they cannot give out or perform well, rather, cannot reach their goals and their dreams? Those inhibitions are pulling them down in the mock of distress, blinding them in a way that they cannot see their goals anymore. As Jack Canfield in one of his discussions says “If you wanted to lose weight, you cannot hire somebody to do the push-ups for you or hire somebody to cut out fatty food intakes for you “and that is definitely true. It is an innate desire that should well-up within, for you to be able to succeed more and achieve greater heights. The positive attitude of saying “Yes, I can” must come from your inner being. Positive attraction also depends upon your positive outlook in life; there is more to life than trying to see all the downfall of something. Take mistakes as part of your perplex individuality which may be an inspiration, you learned something and is now ready to grasp additional knowledge and wisdom in order for you to overcome that negativities in your life.

            Take repetition for example, as Og Mandino stressed out in his writings, those methods he teaches, stems up from affirmations and repetitions of a goal, making it a habit, then after a while turning it into a discipline. Some experts say that it takes around 21 days to create a habit. But one realization I encountered was it can only take several minutes to actually develop a habit. Having and understanding your target goal and acceptance of everything that came up with it (hardships, challenges, faults) makes it already a habit that you are itching to start as a “discipline” already. Thinking about your goal every morning helps shape up your desire for actually achieving it, thus without you knowing it through your practices and actions, your goal is now just within your reach, and that is self-fulfilling prophecy.

            How many times have you been SMART? In defining your goal, these modern characterizations might be able to help you along the way:

S – Specific (think of a specific goal that you would want, stick to it for more chance of its attainability)

M – Measurable (set your criteria on how to measure you goal progress)

A – Attainable (having defined your goals, you will make all positive ways of developing your attitude, abilities, skills in order for your goal’s attainment, you will begin to see possible opportunities of doing so which will lead you closer to your target dream or goal)

R – Realistic (for your goals to be realistic, you must decide on something which you are willing to do and at the same time you can do. Its progress depends upon you

T – Timely (your goal must have its own time frame, for without one, there is no sense of any urgency at all, it might take you years and years, but still, it depends upon you. Your timeframe must be in a strict manner which only you can make it flexible.

            That is GOAL setting, almost all of us are doing this already, in major or minor way, even in the simplest detail of our life we have to make decisions, choose and live with it. Enjoy life. Held your head up high and do what it takes for you to reach your greatest sense of achievement. You are an achiever. You can be the best that you wish to be, focus, read, interact, learn, be humble and you can definitely Stay Ahead.

Yes, you can!