“A goal is not always meant
to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.”
-Bruce Lee
Ever since I read this
quote, I always ased to wonder why the goal is not meant to be achieved,why the greatest martial
artist of all time has said so. I was always thinking that the goal always
needs to be achieved otherwise it will be considered as failure. Yet again I
was proved wrong by Dr.Mandi. This time I am
enlightened by the learnings about goals.
Dr. Mandi explained us the
importance of setting the goals very high.The goals should always be set very
high. It should always be higher than what we consider our true potential to
be. Otherwise we are simply underestimating ourselves. After setting the high
goals then we should think about the way to accomplish it. It is a sequential process.
First we should set the goals very high without thinking whether it is
realistic or not and then we should strive to achieve it. This way only we can
realise our true potential. Even though the goal is not reached, the high set
goals will always get the best out of us and we will perform better than the
previous. This cycle of setting the higher goals, performing better than the
previous best can be related to Fibonacci spiral. As the spiral gets wider with
each turn, our performance gets better with the higher set goals.
The ideal goal should not
only be high but it should always be SMART. What I mean by SMART is the goal
must be Specific, Measurable, Attainable, and Timebound.
1. Specific:
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The target should be clearly defined.
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The questions like What? Where ? Who? Should be
answered by it.
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e.g. To win 1st prize Business Plan
competition in Prerana 2013 at NITIE.
2. Measurable:
·
One should be able to evaluate the goals.
·
Whether the Goal has been achieved or not can only
be decided by measurable goals
·
e.g. To win 1st prize Business Plan
competition in Prerana 2013 at NITIE
·
3. Attainable:
·
The target shoul be feasible.
·
It should be realistic under the current
circumstances.
4. Relevant:
·
The goal shoul be in-line with vision and
mission of an organisation.
·
The goal should be worthwhile to achieve.
5. Timebound:
·
There shoul be timeframe associated with each
goal.
·
This will lead to accomplish the goal within
time.
Dr. Mandi also threw light on
Pygmalion effect.The Pygmalion effect is the phenomenon in which the
greater the expectation placed upon people, the better they perform. It also
has an interesting story attached to it. Pygmalion was a sculptor who
lived in Cyprus. Women who lived on Cyprus didn't stay virtuous, so
Pygmalion decided to live alone and made a perfect sculpture, Galatea.
During the Aphrodite feast, thanks to Pygmalion`s prayers, the sculpture
turned into a real person. This was called The Pygmalion effect. This
theory is being used by the the managers across the globe to improve the
performance of their employees.
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