Comments on: Goal Setting and The Power of Priorities http://www.goalguru.com/blog/goal-setting-and-the-power-of-priorities/ Goal Guru, Goal Blog, Goal Tips, Goal Setting, Goal Achieving, Time Management and Life Balance for Superachievers Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:38:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Cassandra Cooper http://www.goalguru.com/blog/goal-setting-and-the-power-of-priorities/comment-page-1/#comment-439 Cassandra Cooper Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:23:25 +0000 http://www.goalguru.com/blog/?p=204#comment-439 Don’t major in minor things. -Jim Rohn Thanks you for the article, and the quote! So very true. In the last 12 months I have truly moved more into my goals and less "day dreaming" about those goals. I thank you for your "Time Commandment" book & audio. I try to listen to the book at least once a month. Putting my goals in order gave me more time. With that time I saw a dream coming true. I begin playing music again. The really remarkable thing was that playing music moved me toward more business. I have A few Quaker friends, they have an old saying, "Way will open". I have found that to be a powerful statement of moving toward your goals. So dear one! Blessings on you! Cassandra Cooper PS The music is my Celtic Harp & Bowed Psaltery, I am also in a Celtic Band. Don’t major in minor things. -Jim Rohn

Thanks you for the article, and the quote! So very true. In the last 12 months I have truly moved more into my goals and less “day dreaming” about those goals. I thank you for your “Time Commandment” book & audio. I try to listen to the book at least once a month. Putting my goals in order gave me more time. With that time I saw a dream coming true. I begin playing music again. The really remarkable thing was that playing music moved me toward more business. I have A few Quaker friends, they have an old saying, “Way will open”. I have found that to be a powerful statement of moving toward your goals.
So dear one! Blessings on you!
Cassandra Cooper
PS The music is my Celtic Harp & Bowed Psaltery, I am also in a Celtic Band.

]]> By: Zach http://www.goalguru.com/blog/goal-setting-and-the-power-of-priorities/comment-page-1/#comment-435 Zach Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:29:11 +0000 http://www.goalguru.com/blog/?p=204#comment-435 Hi Jill, Thanks for the great article. I certainly have read many different articles pertaining to the subject of goal setting, however, your way of writing and style of communicating with your readers really helps me in understanding the subject even more. I do agree with Adrian that sometimes it is hard to distinguish between minor goals and major goals. As for me, I am not so worried about setting "minor" goals for I know those "minors" goals are in fact the stepping stones for me to reach even greater height, to prepare me for something even greater! Regardless if they are minor or major, as long as they serve to stretch us, to make us learn, they are all considered worthy goals. As you have mentioned in your articles, it is very important to align our goals with our values and principles. Not the values and principles of others, else, we will never find the motivation and inspiration to reach them, not say learn and grow from them. Hi Jill,

Thanks for the great article. I certainly have read many different articles pertaining to the subject of goal setting, however, your way of writing and style of communicating with your readers really helps me in understanding the subject even more.

I do agree with Adrian that sometimes it is hard to distinguish between minor goals and major goals. As for me, I am not so worried about setting “minor” goals for I know those “minors” goals are in fact the stepping stones for me to reach even greater height, to prepare me for something even greater!

Regardless if they are minor or major, as long as they serve to stretch us, to make us learn, they are all considered worthy goals.

As you have mentioned in your articles, it is very important to align our goals with our values and principles. Not the values and principles of others, else, we will never find the motivation and inspiration to reach them, not say learn and grow from them.

]]> By: Jill http://www.goalguru.com/blog/goal-setting-and-the-power-of-priorities/comment-page-1/#comment-431 Jill Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:04:59 +0000 http://www.goalguru.com/blog/?p=204#comment-431 Hi Adrian, Great story and illustration. Many times I have achieved a Goal and realized that it was not what I thought it would be. So I went back to the drawing board and redefined it or created a new vision. We are always learning and growing and that is why we need to continuously look at our Goals, get rid of the ones that no longer inspire us and add new ones that give us life. I would love to hear more about your filmmaking. -Jill Hi Adrian, Great story and illustration. Many times I have achieved a Goal and realized that it was not what I thought it would be. So I went back to the drawing board and redefined it or created a new vision. We are always learning and growing and that is why we need to continuously look at our Goals, get rid of the ones that no longer inspire us and add new ones that give us life.

I would love to hear more about your filmmaking.

-Jill

]]> By: Adrian http://www.goalguru.com/blog/goal-setting-and-the-power-of-priorities/comment-page-1/#comment-430 Adrian Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:24:04 +0000 http://www.goalguru.com/blog/?p=204#comment-430 I think some times in life, it's hard to tell what is a major and a minor goal. I had a recent experience which was amazing to me. Two years ago, I set a goal to own my own home and get a new car. Both these goals seemed to fall out of the sky into my lap, suddenly, after about six months. There was a downside, though. The house was next door to a drug-dealer who was a very intrusive man, who treated my home like he had the right of free access to it. Two tough years followed and I mean mentally very, very tough. The stress was horrendous! But I saw the house as a stepping stone, I went to night school and studied Real Estate, I developed my house by adding expensive fences and gates for security, all the while being harassed and threatened and abused. Then I sold the house at a huge profit and negotiated a great new dreamhome at a bargain price, a place where my young family and I are very happy. I look at the Real Estate studies and the building of fences as property development now, and I see them as small goals which were vital to achieve the bigger goal. Sometimes the path up the mountain is rocky and tough, but reaching the peak is worth the journey! I have other pursuits, I'm a passionate filmmaker with a webseries. I suppose some might see it as silly or a time-wasting hobby. But from tiny seeds, great acorns can grow! So, I'll continue with that too and see what comes of it. Adrian. I think some times in life, it’s hard to tell what is a major and a minor goal. I had a recent experience which was amazing to me. Two years ago, I set a goal to own my own home and get a new car. Both these goals seemed to fall out of the sky into my lap, suddenly, after about six months. There was a downside, though. The house was next door to a drug-dealer who was a very intrusive man, who treated my home like he had the right of free access to it.
Two tough years followed and I mean mentally very, very tough. The stress was horrendous! But I saw the house as a stepping stone, I went to night school and studied Real Estate, I developed my house by adding expensive fences and gates for security, all the while being harassed and threatened and abused. Then I sold the house at a huge profit and negotiated a great new dreamhome at a bargain price, a place where my young family and I are very happy.
I look at the Real Estate studies and the building of fences as property development now, and I see them as small goals which were vital to achieve the bigger goal. Sometimes the path up the mountain is rocky and tough, but reaching the peak is worth the journey!
I have other pursuits, I’m a passionate filmmaker with a webseries. I suppose some might see it as silly or a time-wasting hobby. But from tiny seeds, great acorns can grow! So, I’ll continue with that too and see what comes of it.
Adrian.

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