It's OK to be STUPID!!

 

Reaching Upwards

It takes just one step at a time

moving forward and upward

but not stopping for a laze

making sure you hear every wise word

Wisdom is the true source of knowledge

without it you lag way behind

your brain cells will get weak

if not fed they'll go blind

Feed the mind with good books

let the intellect soak it in

it'll instil strength to the brain

together they'll make you win

The body also needs strengthened

for the rocky road ahead

to make sure you reach the target

sustaining yourself with strong bread

So keep looking upwards

never lose sight of the goal

keep these feet moving

till you hit the winning pole

© Gordon. All rights reserved

Failed Dreams

My dreams are like a book, way up on the shelf.

Far to high above me, for me to reach myself.

So I form a ladder, each rung a minor goal.

And slowly I get closer, through every step and pull.

But my arms get heavy, and I'm struggling to climb.

The book I thought was easy, is taking too much time.

Maybe it's not worth it, it's taking far too long.

I don't think I can reach it, maybe I was wrong.

And then I see below it, a book almost the same.

A few different colors with a slightly different name.

It's just a little lower, but still up so very high,

This book and the other could be brothers in my eye.

So I resume my climbing, excited at the change,

This one's a bit closer, and easily in range.

But that's quickly fleeting, there's so much more to go,

With all the work I've done I have nothing yet to show.

As I catch my breath, my gaze drops a little more,

who cares if it is lower, I've done it once before.

There's a book a little closer, I go for that instead,

Until the books I'm seeking are right above my head.

I reach out and touch it, and feel a little proud.

Until I look and see, that I'm barely off the ground.

I'm left to sit and wonder, what changed within myself,

As I stare with longing, at the book up on the shelf.

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Author Notes

I feel like my goals were set so high when I was a kid and I've steadily lowered them over the years for instant gratification. Now I'm nowhere near where I thought I'd be at and I have no one to blame but my own laziness. Don't lower your expectations because you get frustrated with your progress or get depressed, always give it your all because it's no one else's future but your own.

© Derek. All rights reserved

Believe the fire inside...

Goal setting rules

There are several important rules that accompany effective goal setting.

First

Your goals must be in harmony with one another, not contradictory. You cannot have a goal to be financially successful, or to build your own successful business, and simultaneously have a goal to spend half your day at the golf course or at the beach. Your goals have to be mutually supportive and mutually reinforcing.

Second

Your goals must be challenging. They must make you stretch out without being overwhelmed. When you initially set goals, they should have about a 50 percent or better probability of success. This level of probability is ideal for motivation, yet not so difficult that you can become easily discouraged.

Third

You should have both tangible and intangible goals, both quantitative and qualitative. You should have concrete goals that you can measure and evaluate objectively. At the same time, you should have qualitative goals, for your inner life and your relationships.

Fourth

You need both short-term goals and long-term goals. You need goals for today and goals for five, ten, and twenty years from today. The ideal short-term time frame for business, career and personal planning is about ninety days. The ideal long-term period for these same goals is two to three years. These time horizons seem to be the ideal for continuous motivation.

Fifth

The ideal life is focused, purposeful, positive and organised so that you are moving toward goals that are important to you every hour of every day. You always know what you're doing and why. You have a continuous sense of forward motion. You feel like a 'winner' most of the time.

Sixth

The decision to become a goal-setting, goal achieving, future focused person gives you a tremendous sense of control. Your self-esteem increases as you progress toward your goals. You like and respect yourself more and more. Your personality improves and you become a more positive, confident person. You feel happy and exited about life. You open the floodgates of your potential and begin moving faster and faster toward becoming all that you were meant to be.

Action Exercise

Map out your short-term, long-term, qualitative, and quantitative goals for your future in both your personal and professional life.

Written by Brian Tracy