Setting Lifetime Goals The first step in setting personal goals is to consider what you
want to achieve in your lifetime, as setting Lifetime goals gives you the
overall perspective that shapes all other aspects of your decision making.
To give a broad, balanced coverage of all important areas in
your life, try to set goals in some these categories or in categories of your
own which are important to you:
Artistic Do you want to achieve any artistic goals?
If so, what?
Attitude Is any part of your mindset holding you back?
Is there any part of the way that you behave that upsets you? If so, set a goal to improve your behaviour
or find a solution to the problem.
Career What level do you want to reach in your career?
Education Is there any knowledge you want to acquire in particular? What information and skills will you need to
achieve other goals?
Family Do you want to be a parent? If so, how
are you going to be a good parent? How
do you want to be seen by a partner or by members of your extended family?
Financial How much do you want to earn and by what stage?
Physical Are there any athletic goals you want to achieve, or do you want good health
deep into old age? What steps are you
going to take to achieve this?
Pleasure How do you want to enjoy yourself? (You
should ensure that some of your life is for you!)
Public Service Do you want to make the world a better place by your existence? If so, how?
Once you have decided your goals in these categories, assign a
priority to them from 1 to 5. Then
review them and re-prioritise them until you are satisfied that they reflect
the shape of the life that you want to lead.
And remember to ensure that the goals you've set are goals that you actually want to
achieve, not just ones that your parents, spouse, family, or employers want for
you.
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