Goals
Goal is the
purpose that a
plan is
intended to
achieve. An
action to
gain something of
value. A goal can also
mean the place that is
designated as the end of
a
race or a
journey. A
successful attempt at
scoring. A piece of game
equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a
game try to
advance a ball or puck in order to score points.
Destination is the
ultimate goal for which something is done.
Written
directions for
finding some
location.
You're either working on your dreams and
goals, or you're
searching for dreams and goals that you feel are
worth
pursuing.
Both journeys are extremely important, but not more
important than increasing your
knowledge.
Learning something new should always be one of your main goals.
You should always have learning goals,
things you want to learn and need to learn. You should have
milestones within your
milestones, and you
should have milestones your entire life. So what's your next milestone?
What's your mission? What are your
priorities? Do you
understand
project management?
Do you have a problem with
procrastination?
I don't feel like it is
relative.
Choose goals that are right for you.
Be careful what you wish for.
You
have to
start somewhere, and
you have to
start sometime.
What better place than here? What better time than now?
Engaged -
Willpower -
Ambition -
Motivation -
Learning with Purpose -
Legacy -
Mission
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Loyalty -
Distractions
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Losing Focus -
Fantasies -
Quitters Day
Intrinsic Goals are goals that focus on
improving yourself and comes from within you.
These goals include personal development,
personal growth, developing meaningful
relationships,
and improving your
health. Intrinsic goals stem from your passion and
core values.
Inner goals or
Internal goals are the
personal objectives that we set for
ourselves. They are often related to our
sense of purpose in life and can
help us to stay
motivated and
focused. Internal goals include becoming a
mature person by strengthening one's skills,
competences, and
moral
values, and living a meaningful life.
Mindful.
Extrinsic Goals are goals that focus on
recognition,
acceptance and
getting approval and
rewards for
hard work and
academic
achievements.
Outer goals
or
external goals are also related to other
external factors that are a little on the shallow side such as
social approval,
people's opinions,
good looks,
high income or the acquisition
of
material things.
Final Goals or
terminal goals are intrinsically valuable to an intelligent agent,
whether an
artificial
intelligence or a human being, as ends-in-themselves.
Instrumental Convergence is the hypothetical tendency for most
sufficiently intelligent beings to pursue similar sub-goals, even if their
ultimate goals are quite different. Agents may pursue instrumental
goals—goals which are made in pursuit of some particular end, but are not
the end goals themselves—without ceasing, provided that their ultimate or
intrinsic goals may never be fully satisfied.
AI or non-human goals.
Instrumental and Intrinsic Value are the distinction between what is a
means to an end and what is as an end in itself. Things are deemed to have
instrumental value or extrinsic value if they help one achieve a
particular end. Intrinsic values, by contrast are understood to be
desirable in and of themselves. A tool or appliance, such as a hammer or
washing machine, has instrumental value because it helps you pound in a
nail or clean your clothes. Happiness and pleasure are typically
considered to have intrinsic value insofar as asking why someone would
want them makes little sense. They are desirable for their own sake
irrespective of their possible instrumental value. The classic names
instrumental and intrinsic were coined by sociologist Max Weber, who spent
years studying good meanings people assigned to their actions and beliefs.
Deliberate
is doing something that was
carefully thought out in advance, something unhurried and with
care and
dignity. To
think about
something carefully in order to
weigh and
discuss the
pros and cons of an
issue.
Deliberate is to do something on
purpose with a goal in mind,
like
learning something new
and
valuable.
Objective
is the goal that is
intended to be attained and achieved
using effort in
order to
progress and move forward. To reach a point in time or a destination, either real or
abstract.
Objective also means having
reasoning and understanding that is
undistorted by emotion or
personal bias and based on
observable
phenomena and not just based on what you feel or
think you know.
Intention is an
anticipated outcome
that is intended or that guides your
planned actions. Your
purpose, needs vs. wants.
Your
motivations
and inspiration.
Mean well is to have good
intentions, but not always the ability to carry them out.
The road to hell is paved with perceived good
intentions means that promises and
plans must be put
into
action, or else they
are useless. Intending to do good things is not the same as doing good
things.
Aim is to move
towards a certain goal and have an ambitious
plan with an anticipated
outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions. The goal
intended to be attained and which is
believed to be attainable.
The action of directing something at an object.
Aligned is something brought into
agreement or
cooperation
on the side of a faction, party, or cause. To give support to a person,
organization, or cause.
Alignment
is the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things
in a straight line or in parallel lines. The act of adjusting or aligning
the parts of a device in relation to each other. The arrangement in a
straight line, or in correct or appropriate relative positions. A position
of agreement or alliance.
Conducive is something that contributes to
the success of an activity or something that helps produce a favorable
quality of a particular goal in mind.
To Have a Good Bead on Something is to
have a good and clear sight of a target or a goal. To see things clearly.
The original term started around 1830. It was in reference to aiming a
revolver or a rifle, on which the “bead” was a small knob on the
foresight. The little metal bump on the end of a gun barrel helped the
shooter aim precisely at a target.
Attainment is the act of achieving an
aim. Arrival at a
new stage. An ability
that has been
acquired by training.
Endeavor
is a purposeful or industrious undertaking, especially one that requires
effort or boldness. Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or
accomplish something.
Sake is a reason for wanting something
done. The purpose of achieving or obtaining. (just do it for pete's sake).
Outcome is something that happens or is
produced as the final
consequence or product. A phenomenon that follows and is
caused
by some previous phenomenon.
Outcome is a possible result of an
experiment or
trial.
Agenda is a temporally organized plan
for matters to be attended to. Individual objectives or perspective. A
list of matters to be taken up at a meeting.
Accomplish is to
gain with
effort.
Accomplishment is something
that is achieved
successfully. An ability that has been acquired by training.
Achieve is to
gain and
succeed
with
effort.
Achievement is the
action of accomplishing
something.
Gain is to have the
benefit of
something or obtain something desirable. The advantageous quality of being
beneficial. Acquire something through
effort. To derive a benefit from something. Be at the destination after
some time, either real or abstract. To come to a given position. To obtain
advantages. Increase or develop. The amount of increase in signal power,
voltage or current expressed as the ratio of
output to
input. The amount by which
the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating.
Ability
is what you're capable of doing.
Motivation
determines what you do.
Attitude
determines how well you do it.
Perform -
Progress -
Legacy
Implementation is the act of
accomplishing
some aim or executing some order. Apply in a manner consistent with its
purpose or
design.
Calculate is to
predict in
advance and judge to be
probable.
Consider is to think about something carefully.
To regard or treat something with
consideration,
respect, and esteem.
Information that should be kept in mind when making a
decision.
Considerate.
Your North Star is something that you
can count on that is felt steady and is reassuring. When you find your
North Star, you know where you're headed. Your North Star should be
wholesome and vital. Aiming toward your north star should bring more
happiness and benefit to yourself and others.
Guiding Light is something special or a person who has a profound
influence on others and is a source of inspiration and admiration.
STAR =
Stop-
Think-
Act-
Review
STAR =
Situation-
Task-
Action-
Result
-
Problem Solving
SMART =
Specific-
Measurable-
Actionable-
Timely
/
SMART
Criteria stands for
Specific – target a
specific area for improvement.
Measurable –
quantify or at least suggest an indicator of progress.
Achievable – specify who will do it.
Realistic – state what results can
realistically be achieved, given available resources.
Time-Related – specify when the result(s) can be achieved.
1 Minute Rule -
20 Minute Rule -
80/20 Rule
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30 for 30 -
Time Block
What is the main focus of today? Learn
as much as possible, write and document as much as possible, and live,
learn, love and progress.
Ambition.
Goal Orientation is an individual disposition toward developing or
validating one's ability in achievement settings. Previous research has
examined goal orientation as a motivation variable useful for recruitment,
climate and culture, performance appraisal, and selection. Studies have
also used goal orientation to predict sales performance, goal setting,
learning and adaptive behaviors in training, and leadership. Due to the
many theoretical and
practical applications of goal orientation, it is
important to understand the construct and how it relates to other
variables. In this entry, goal orientation will be reviewed in terms of
its history, stability, dimensionality, antecedents, relationship to goal
setting and consequences,
relevance to motivation, and future directions for research.
Goals to Live for - Reasons to Live
You should have something in your life to live
for, to die for and to give for.
If you don't have something to live
for, or have something to
give your life for, then
what do you have? If you can't
risk
everything that you have, in order to
protect everyone and everything
they have, then what do you have? Not having any
meaningful goals or a
purpose in
life is like having
nothing to live for, except to
consume and then die.
Just remember, you have to do things when you're alive because you can't
do things when you're dead.
And don't forget, everything that you have is
from the sacrifices of
millions of people who lived throughout
human history, people who have
given their lives for each and everyone us. So you have to
return the favor and continue
the
tradition, as well as guarantee that
people in the future
will have a future. Why else would you be here. if you truly want to
live, you have to be of
service to people and be a
benefit to
humanity. You can't
be
selfish when everything you have is from
unselfish people.
Legacy -
Magnum Opus -
Greatest Work -
Ambition When you have goals that
give you a sense of purpose and when you have goals that
gives your life meaning, there's no
wondering what to do with your life or wondering what to do with
the time
you have. So there's no wondering what to do
today or tomorrow. You do the same thing almost everyday, which is
focusing on collecting valuable knowledge and
information, and organizing knowledge and
information, and
sharing knowledge and
information with as many people as possible. You have to give people a
fighting chance to live.
A Fighting Chance is to have the
possibility of success
and
the potential of success
when there is
no hope at all
for
success.
“If you don’t start
somewhere…then I assure you, you’re going nowhere.” (via Star)
Put Your Best Foot Forward is to embark on
an undertaking with as much effort and determination as possible. To make
a good impression.
There's no time to lose, I heard her say,
catch your dreams before they slip away.
Dying all the time, Lose your dreams and you will lose your mind, Ain't
life unkind?
Ruby
Tuesday - The Rolling Stones (youtube).
"When you feel like
quitting, just remember why you started."
Memory.
"People who have a greater
sense of purpose and direction in life are more likely to live
longer."
Pass
the Baton - everyone stands on the shoulders of giants.
A goal is like having a beacon of
light that keeps your mind fixed on a target and keeps you
moving towards a particular
Purpose. If you’re
not moving towards something then that means you’re standing still and not
going anywhere, and if your not going anywhere, that means you’re lost.
It's
not "What am I going to do now?" It's "What can I do next?"
It’s not just getting
inspiration, it’s what you do
when you get inspired. There’s a big difference between having
inspiration and having a very well thought out
plan. A plan that
not only defines your
responsibilities, your
priorities and your
abilities, but a plan that includes your increased awareness of
the
causes and effects that are created from your actions. There
is a difference between doing
something that you want to do and doing
something that you feel the world needs you to do.
Being an individual gives a human incredible freedoms, but it
was never intended to isolate or disconnect a human from life itself.
Inspiration comes from knowing that you can
make a
difference.
Self-Efficacy is the extent or strength of one's belief in
one's own ability to complete tasks and reach goals.
Determination is good to have.
But when determination creates
tunnel vision then it becomes a negative instead of a
positive.
It's like driving a car with no brakes. You can't stop
to think when you need to.
Confidence.
Success is having a positive
influence on other people’s lives. Everything else is just
details.
Work
is work, right?
Volunteering is considered
work. So work is not just about the
money,
it’s more about the
value
of your actions. As far as I know we are the only human species in the
universe. So it's just logical that I assure the survival of my species by
avoiding negative actions that cause negative effects.
Interpersonal intelligence
-
Baseline -
Failure -
Mistakes -
Introvert
What if
you could do anything or be anyone without limitations?
Who would you be? What would you do? Of
course this is a silly question because it's not clear enough to
answer correctly. Who would you be, under what conditions? What
would you do, under what
conditions? What information and knowledge do you have to
explain your desired direction? Have you done any research?
How much do you understand about your desired direction? What is
your motivating now and where was it before?
Having a
dream
or a
fantasy is different from having goals. If you believe that you have restrictions, or
if you
believe there are certain
things that are holding you back, then what you need are
problem solving skills and
an
expert to help
guide you through the difficulties. The only real limitation is your
mind. If you lack the necessary information and knowledge in order to
achieve a goal or a dream, then it's up to you to acquire this missing
knowledge. So there seems to be one more limitation, which is having
access to necessary
information and knowledge, which brings you back to problem solving.
Responsibilities -
Priorities.
Even though
life will
never be the way you
planned it, it's always better if you have some sort of
plan.
Even if you're not totally sure what those plans mean, at least
for now it gives you a chance to find out what you might have
done wrong, or what you might have done right. Plans are a
documentation of your intentions, something that you can learn
from, something to apply to new plans. A plan is either a step
forward, or a step backward, So what's your next step?
"A goal may not always be
reached, but having something to aim at could make all the
difference."
"Remember, you may not always reach your goal, but
you can still make a difference."
Even if your plans change, or even if your goals
were not reached, it's still better to have plans and goals then
to have no plans or goals at all. A plan is not a set course of
action that cannot be changed or modified. A goal is not a
commitment that cannot be changed or modified. It's just better
to have a plan and a goal, one that says "this is what I know
now, and at this time, this looks like the correct action to
take, even knowing that things change, and even knowing that I
will learn more things along the way that might change the plans
and change my goals." This is not saying to stop being
spontaneous, but If you don't have nothing to reach for, or
nothing to look forward too, then
what's the
point of living? Make a goal, have a plan, and still be
spontaneous. Life is an
incredible journey, and sometimes it's a good idea to know
where you are headed, even if the destination changes.
"
Avoiding
Rabbit Holes that don't go anywhere is a great way to
get somewhere."
Detours.
Goal Dilution is
a theory about the way we
perceive the quality of products or services. The
more singular something
is in its purpose, the more effective we
believe it is, or the more
singular and focused something is, the better
we believe it to be, at this
one trait/purpose, and alternatively, the more that trait is diluted
amongst others, the less good we believe it to be (even though it isn’t).
Focus on one point at a time in your message.
"A man's
worth is no greater than the worth of his
ambitions."
A person should not be judged just by
their work. You judge a person for their life and how they lived.
And if their life was a failure or if their life was not as effective as
it could have been, then there is no judgment, you should only learn to
understand why that life was a failure or understand how that life could
have been better. we
learn from
mistakes all the time, its called
adaptation.
Makin' It - David Naughton (youtube) - Makin' it, oo makin' it, I'm
solid gold, I've got the goods, They stand when I walk, Through the
neighborhoods, I'm makin' it, I've got the chance, I'm takin' it, No more,
no more, Fakin' it, This time in life, I'm makin' it (ooo), Makin' it.
Commitment - Determination
Commitment is the trait of
sincere and
steadfast fixity of
purpose. The act of
binding
yourself intellectually or emotionally to a course of action.
A
contract involving
obligation. A
message that makes a
pledge or an
oath.
Marriage.
Commit is to devote and dedicate yourself
to an activity or to a
cause.
To be
focused
on
priorities and
to be
persistent.
Dedicated is being
devoted to a cause or ideal or
a purpose.
Priorities -
Will Power
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Restraint -
Resilience -
Proactive
-
Learning -
Goals to Live For -
Mission
Faithful is being
loyal and
binding yourself to the
responsibilities that you have.
"if you commit to nothing, then you’ll be distracted by everything."
Devotion is a commitment to some
purpose.
Religion.
Ambition is a
strong desire to
do
something or to
achieve something that requires
determination and
hard work. A
cherished desire and a
strong drive for
success.
Aspiration is a
cherished desire
with a
will to succeed. Having a strong
desire for success or
achievement.
Law of Inspired Action states that you must
take real, actionable,
inspired steps in order to achieve your goals and
allow your dreams to
manifest in your life.
Determination is firmness of purpose.
Determination in law is the process of establishing something exactly by
calculation, research and the consideration of the facts. The conclusion
of a dispute or lawsuit by the rendering of a final decision.
Persistent is never-ceasing and
refusing to give up. To continually
recur to the mind.
It’s okay to quit or to
take a break, just as long as you
never give up.
Striving is to
exert much effort and energy
in an attempt to attain a goal.
Perfection.
Resolute is being firm in purpose or
belief, but
not
stubborn.
Unrelenting is not yielding in strength,
severity, or determination. Not to be confused with
stubbornness.
Do is to
carry out an action and to get
something done. To cause something to happen or to occur. To be sufficient
or to be adequate, either in quality or quantity. To create or design,
often in a certain way. To engage in or to give rise to. To carry on to or
function.
To Do is relative. Must
do, need do, should do, will do, try to do, want to do, can do, can't do,
do this, do that, do a little or do nothing, it's all relative.
Get Down to Work is a phrase that means
to start and direct your efforts and
attention
towards some goal.
Get Your Act Together
means to
organize yourself
so that you do things in an
effective
way.
Up and At 'em means to get
going or to get busy or get out of bed. A communication intended to urge
or persuade the recipients to take some action or to quit wasting time and
accomplish something because there's a lot of work to be done.
When Push comes to Shove is
when one must commit oneself to an action or a
decision. When
the pressure is on, and when the situation is critical or urgent, and when
the
time has come for action, even
if it is difficult,
you act.
Push is milder than a shove.
Push means
a short and directed application of force.
Shove
means a rough push.
Pursue is to carry out
an activity or to
participate in an activity in order to carry it further or to
advance it.
To be involved in something or to be in search for something.
Live, Learn, Love, and
Progress
I'm Getting There. Where's there? There is
an abstract place that you have reached, a place where you know that you
made a lot of progress, and now you can benefit from all that previous
work that you did. It takes a long time to achieve certain goals, and when
you finally get there, it's a wonderful feeling.
"So Close, Yet So
Far"
Playing the Long Game is having a
long term
plan and long term goals, or doing things now that will set you up for the
future and have long-term success. Playing the long game means not
sacrificing long-term gains for short-term wins. Long Game is a term used that says that you
have
long term goals and have a
long term plan, so you're doing things now
that will benefit you far in the future.
Potential -
Time Management.
Everyone should have Big
Goals and Little Goals, with the little goals usually being just
one of many steps to accomplishing bigger goals.
Making a List -
Check Lists
List your Biggest
Goal First, which should be your reason for living, your passion. List
the steps to reach that goal in a series of increments.
Now list
your things to do. Small tasks that make up your responsibilities and your
priorities.
Initiative
Take the Initiative
is to be the first to take action in a particular situation. To
do things without
being told and to
keep going when
things get tough. You find out what you need to know and take
advantage of opportunities that others pass by. You
act, instead of
reacting.
Be the Driving Force is to be the person
that
motivates and
directs something or someone.
Initiate
is to take the
lead
and
set something in motion or cause a
process or action to begin. To
start an event or prepare the way for
something. To bring something into being. Set the Ball Rolling.
Introduce -
Intervention
Set in Motion is to start something moving
or working. To start or trigger a process or series of events.
Take the Lead is to take a position that is
ahead of others. To go first. To
accept responsibility
for dealing with situation. To do something as an example. Spearhead is to
lead a movement.
Pioneer is to open
up an area or to
explore a new area and prepare the way for others. Someone who helps
to open up a new line of research, technology or art. To take the lead or
the initiative in something or participate in the
development of something
important.
Show the Way is to
indicate what can be done or should be done by doing it first. To do
something first so that other people can follow. To set up or establish
something.
Point people in the right direction.
Blaze a Trail is to find a new path or
method. To begin a new undertaking. To pave the way.
Usher In is to
bring something into being,
like a new
discovery or a period of change. To mark or observe the beginning of
something.
Lay the Groundwork is to
create or prepare the basics or the essential
foundation for something. Break New
Ground.
Constitute.
"
A man's reach should exceed his grasp"
suggests that to achieve anything worthwhile, a person should attempt even
those things that may turn out to be impossible. Through ambitious goals
and aspirations, individuals can strive for greatness and make a lasting
impact on the world.
Robert Browning.
Most things only look difficult and impossible at first,
but once
you learn more about something, the less difficult it gets and the less
impossible it becomes. The only difficult thing is
taking that first step
and having a
commitment to take future steps. The goal itself is not that difficult.
It's all about commitment.
Don't let obstacles get
in your way. Focus on your
mission, which is to
fix what is broken or
damaged.
Setting the Bar High is a way to
challenge someone by making them reach a higher level goal so they can
become more skillful a lot faster than reaching for easy goals or lower
levels of achievement. By setting high standards early, a person has a
better idea about what is expected of them in the future. It is a means to establish
the desired level of quality or competence that is required, which could make
something hard to achieve or more difficult to accomplish, but more
rewarding and more effective than having just easy goals, though gradually
raising the bar can also be effective in reaching goals. This phrase appears to originate in the 1950s in the athletics field of
pole vaulting. Setting the bar too high may make something impossible to
achieve.
Setting the bar low may make
something too easy to do and may cause a false sense of accomplishment.
Detours - Obstacles - Feel like Quitting
Most goals are never a straight line, and priorities
can sometimes change. Be
flexible and be ready to
adapt. Break the goals down into more
manageable
chunks. If you can't do one thing, then do another thing. Be the
captain of your
ship. Don't try to do it all, do as much as you can with the time you
have.
Try doing the things that are the most important first.
Sometimes goals can have detours. So you
have to get back on track.
Adversity is part of nature, and
there's always
two sides to every
story.
The road to
success has many
potholes, wrong turns and
dead ends. Don't
let the road to success discourage you. If there's only one road, be
thankful that there is a road. If you have to
blaze a new trail,
then do it, because millions of future generations will be thankful that
you left a path for them to follow, and that you gave them a chance to
blaze their own trail and repeat the process of
progress.
Obstacle a something that
blocks your way or
prevents you from moving, or
hinders progress.
Something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or
surmounted. An obstruction that stands in the way and must be removed,
surmounted or circumvented.
Distractions -
Losing Focus -
Multitasking
Detour
is a roundabout road that is used temporarily while a main route is
blocked. A long or roundabout route that is taken to avoid something or to
visit somewhere along the way.
Off Track means that you have
lost
focus and that you are
distracted
and are no longer working on your goals.
Stay on Track is to
stay on the path that
one is on and to continue doing the things one is doing.
Keep on the track and you will end up where
you want to be.
Back on Track means to
return to the right path, or the right direction.
Of course there are other things other than constantly
working on personal projects. There's always other responsibilities that
you need to
attend to. Some are new
responsibilities and some are old responsibilities
that have become a basic
routine over the
years. So when the end comes or when
tragedy strikes, you'll be happy in knowing that you did almost
everything that you could.
No regrets and
no shame, just
gratitude.
When the Obstacle Becomes
the Way Forward —
Marcus Aurelius'
Meditations 5.20 - The impediment to action advances action.
What stands
in the way becomes the way." This notion that the obstacles that prevent
us from achieving our goals can be used—and in some cases may even be
necessary—to achieve those very goals seems not just Pollyanna-like but
also paradoxical.
Things happen for a reason.
“The perfect journey is never finished, the goal is always just across
the next river, round the shoulder of the next mountain. There is always
one more track to follow, one more mirage to explore.” – Rosita Forbes.
I don't Feel
Like it -
Mistakes -
RegretsQuitters Day is when
many people are most likely to quit and throw in the towel on their new
year resolutions. People fall short of their New Year's goals, usually
only two weeks into the new year. So the second Friday in January is known
as quitter's day.
But people forget about
the other days, which is contemplation day, get in touch day,
evaluation day, check baseline day, pause day, and make up day, which is
to make up for time off and to reassure yourself that you are committed to
being healthy, physically and mentally. You got this. So what you had some
off days or had some doubts. Don't sweat it, and don't guilt yourself.
Just get on with it. Learning is part of your workout. Strong brain,
strong body, strong life. Go get em tiger.
Sometimes when people
lose their
motivation, they
didn't understand how much time was needed to
invest in their
good health. Poor planning, poor vision, poor attitude, and poor self
education will always make person more
vulnerable to losing
direction and purpose. Optimum physical health and optimum mental health
is your goal. Don't forget it.
Your Mission - Your Goals
Mission is a
special assignment that is
given to a person or group. A task or
job that someone is given to do. A
duty or
purpose. Missionary is someone sent on a mission,
sometimes for
religious
purposes.
Mission Statement is a short statement of why an organization exists,
what its overall goal is, identifying the
goal of its operations:
what kind of product or service it provides, its
primary customers or market, and its geographical region of operation. It
may include a short statement of such fundamental matters as the
organization's values or philosophies, a business's main competitive
advantages, or a desired future state—the "vision". A mission is not
simply a description of an organization by an external party, but an
expression, made by its leaders, of their desires and intent for the
organization. The purpose of a mission statement is to communicate the
organization's purpose and direction to its
employees, customers, vendors, and other stakeholders. A mission statement
also creates a sense of identity for its employees. Organizations normally
do not change their mission statements over time, since they define their
continuous, ongoing purpose and focus. a commercial mission statement
consists of three essential components: Key market: the target audience.
Contribution: the product or service. Distinction: what makes the product
unique or why the audience should buy it over another.
Provides direction:
Mission statements are a way to
direct a business into the right path.
They play a part in helping the business make better decisions which can
be beneficial to them. Without the mission statement providing direction,
businesses may struggle when it comes to making decisions and planning for
the future. This is why providing direction could be considered one of the
most advantageous points of a mission statement.
Clear purpose: Having a
clear purpose can remove any potential ambiguities that may surround the
existence of a business. People who are interested in the progression of
the
business, such as stakeholders, will want to know that the business is
making the right choices and progressing more towards achieving their
goals, which will help to remove any doubt the stakeholders may have in
the business. A mission statement can act as a motivational tool within an
organization, and it can allow employees to all work towards one common
goal that benefits both the organization and themselves. This can help
with factors such as employee satisfaction and productivity. It is
important that employees feel a sense of purpose. Giving them this sense
of purpose will allow them to focus more on their daily tasks and help
them realize the goals of the organization and their role. Unrealistic: In
most cases, mission statements turn out to be unrealistic and far too
optimistic. An unrealistic mission statement can also affect the
performance and morale of the employees within the workplace. This is
because an unrealistic mission statement would reduce the likelihood of
employees being able to meet this standard which could demotivate
employees in the long term. Unrealistic mission statements also serve no
purpose and can be considered a waste of management's time. Another issue
which could arise from an unrealistic mission statement is that poor
decisions could be made in an attempt to achieve this goal which has the
potential to harm the business and be seen as a waste of both time and
resources. Waste of time and resources: Mission statements require
planning. This
takes time and effort for those who are responsible for creating the
mission statement. If the mission statement is not achieved, then the
process of creating the mission statement could be seen as a waste of time
for all of the people involved. A lot of thought and time can be spent in
designing a good mission statement, and to have all of that time wasted is
not what businesses can afford. The wasted time could have been spent on
much more important tasks within the organization such as decision-making
for the business. questions must be answered in the mission statement:
“
What do we do?” — The mission statement should clearly outline the main
purpose of the organization, and what they do. “
How do we do it?” — It
should also mention how one plans on achieving the mission statement.
"
Whom do we do it for?” — The audience of the mission statement should be
clearly stated within the mission statement. “
What value are we bringing?”
— The benefits and values of the mission statement should be clearly
outlined. When designing a mission statement, it should be very clear to
the audience what the purpose of it is. It is ideal for a business to be
able to communicate their mission, goals and objectives to the reader
without including any unnecessary information through the mission
statement.
Master Plans -
Development Plans
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Financial Planning
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Project Management -
Mutual
Assistance Pacts -
Elevator PitchMilestone is a
significant event in
your life or a step that has been completed in a
project that you're working
on. Just like the
milestone posts on the side of a road that shows distances,
milestones
in your life will allow you to see how far you have come and how much you
have learned so far, and at the same time, show how far you still need to
go and the things that you still need to know and understand.
Life is a Journey on a road that has many
dangers, twists and turns and amazing events.
Always remember how far you have come and where you came from. Remember
the journey that has bought you here to this very moment in time. Now you
need to look ahead and know where you're going. If you don't have that
goal or milestone, then you will never go anywhere or be anywhere, it will
be like traveling on a vacation and never
remembering anything valuable or
important from the trip, as if you never went anywhere.
Vision Statement is a declaration of an organization's objectives,
intended to guide its internal
decision-making. A
vision statement is not limited to business organizations and may also be
used by non-profit or governmental entities.
Visionary.
High-
Concept is a type of artistic work that can be easily pitched with a
succinctly stated
premise.
It can be contrasted with low-concept, which is more concerned with
character development and other subtleties that are not as easily
summarized. The origin of the term is disputed. High-concept narratives
are typically characterized by an overarching "
what if?" scenario that
acts as a catalyst for the following events.
Priority is things to do established in order of
importance or
urgency.
The quality of being important and worthy of note. Preceding in time.
Necessity. Essential: Absolutely necessary; vitally necessary. Basic and
fundamental. Indispensable.
Responsibilities
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Time Management -
Project
Management
Develop Process -
Planning -
Decision Making
Mission Patch is a cloth reproduction of a spaceflight mission emblem
worn by astronauts and other personnel affiliated with that mission. It is
usually executed as an embroidered patch.
What Not to Do List -
Routines -
Memory -
Calendars
Low Hanging Fruit is a thing or person that
can be won, obtained, or persuaded with little effort. Something easily
obtained. Gains that can be obtained by readily available means.
Training -
Skill
Developing
Elevator Pitch is a
short
description of an idea, product or company that explains the concept
in a way such that any listener can understand it in a short period of
time. This description typically explains who the thing is for, what it
does, why it is needed, and how it will get done. Finally, when explaining
an individual person, the description generally explains one's skills and
goals, and why they would be a productive and beneficial person to have on
a team or within a company or project. An elevator pitch does not have to
include all of these components, but it usually does at least explain what
the idea, product, company, or person is and their value.
Task Efficiency
Task is any piece of
work that is
undertaken or attempted. A specific piece of
work required to be
done as a duty or
responsibility.
Task Efficiency is the ability to
achieve organizational task with minimal resources.
Batch Process is to do all your
similar
tasks together.
Multitasking -
Cooking -
Working Together
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Efficiency -
Productive
Batch Processing
is the execution of a
series of jobs in a
program on a computer without
manual intervention (non-interactive). Strictly speaking, it is a
processing mode: the execution of a series of programs each on a set or
"batch" of inputs, rather than a single input (which would instead be a
custom job). However, this distinction has largely been lost, and the
series of steps in a batch process are often called a "job" or "batch
job".
Batch
Production is a technique used in
manufacturing, in
which the object in question is created stage by stage over a series of
workstations, and different batches of products are made. Together with
job production (one-off production) and mass production (flow production
or continuous production) it is one of the three main production methods.
Batch File
consists of a series of commands to be executed by the command-line
interpreter, stored in a plain text file. A batch file may contain any
command the interpreter accepts interactively and use constructs that
enable conditional branching and looping within the batch file, such as
"if", "for", "goto" and labels. The term "batch" is from batch processing,
meaning "non-interactive execution", though a batch file may not process a
batch of multiple data.
Apps for Managing Goals
HabitRPG.com —
A free habit building app that treats your life like a game.
Chains.cc—
An online motivational tool based on the “don’t break the chain” method.
Lift.do—
Reach your goals by tracking your progress and staying motivated with guidance.
Beeminder.com
— Track quantifiable goals, and follow the Yellow Brick Road to stay motivated.
Put up real money to keep yourself on course.
Wunderlist.com — Create lists and share them with friends.
StrikeApp.com
— Set up tasks and knock down pins one at a time.
Fitocracy.com-
Reach your fitness goals and level up your life.
MapMyRun.com—
Map out your run, log your food, and motivate your friends.
MyFitnessPal.com—
Lose weight by keeping track of the food you eat.
CharityMiles.org—
Earn money for charity when you walk, run, or bike.
ZombiesRunGame.com
— Join other runners on an epic adventure that motivates you to run further and
faster than ever before.
Your mission, should you choose to
accept it, will be to continue learning and educating yourself on a daily
basis. And as always, should you or any of your colleagues be caught or
killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. This
tape message will self-destruct in five seconds.