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Viewing Goals Know No BorderlinesGoals Know No Borderlines
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At one time or another, we've come across articles that touch on issues like racial, age, and gender discrimination; suppression of beliefs or convictions, etc. Those issues do not affect your goal realization. Peter Codling explains. By Peter Codling At one time or another, we've come across articles that touch on issues like racial, age, and gender discrimination: suppression of beliefs or convictions, etc. Those issues do not affect your goal realization. Your target goal does not look at your color or race. You may be black or white, yellow, brown, red, or any color in between or combination thereof. Your goal does not elude you just because you're not so young anymore, or because you are a woman and your roll is only to do housework. We are not saying though, that housework is unimportant. I do a lot of housework myself. In short, goal realization has no limitations by race, age, sex, belief or conviction, religion, economic condition in life, educational attainment, experience, fame and influence in society - you name it. The only thing that might limit its potential is you, if you don't work on it. I used to have a childhood friend; his father was a doctor who owned a modest community hospital. We used to play together, go roller-skating, biking (bikes were rented those days when we couldn't afford to buy one), play with marbles, rubber bands, and cards. Economic conditions in rural areas can be very tough. Many people cannot afford to pay hospital bills, so my neighbor's father had to settle for payments in kind - whatever patients could afford. Because of this condition, the hospital - including the lot on which it was located - had to be mortgaged to a bank to keep it operational. It reached a point where the property was forfeited by the bank due to delayed or non-payment of mortgage. Because of the doctor's desire to serve the community, he was forced to rent a place which was used as a clinic instead. My friend, whose ambition was to become a doctor to help other people (like his father), was derailed due to economic conditions. The time came when he had to begin his collegiate career. Since his father could not support him financially, he had to do it by himself. He tried to find work, and luckily found some but it took up most of his time - leaving no time to study. He decided to quit school temporarily, hoping to study again someday when conditions improved. His work led him to learn another trade which enabled him to set up his own business, but leaving behind his original ambition to become a doctor. With winds blowing in his favor, he was able to scoop enough cash together to build his own non-profit clinic - which was managed by his father. Let's see now what we have learned from this experience. My friend's original goal to become a doctor did not materialize - but he was able to establish his own clinic through other means. His original intention to help other people came true. He did not have to be a doctor to help other people; he did it in an indirect way. You see, there is an added advantage to goal realization when it is doused with the intention to help other people. We will touch on this topic later. My friend's economic condition did not deter him from reaching his goal (his ultimate goal to help other people). He hardly finished college (only gaining a couple of years of it), but he was satisfied anyway with the way things turned out. Sometimes, it looks as if the potential to reach our goal is not enough. We must take a second look or even a third - because we may not have exhausted every means or possibility. When an opportunity is lost, another is usually born to those who persevere. You can find more about realizing your dreams at my blog - http://www.self-help-direct.com. About the Author: Peter Codling has been a personal development coach and author for over 10 years. He is a regular contributor to numerous websites, and welcomes comments and feedback on his work. Find out more about goal setting at: http://www.self-help-direct.com/category/goal-rea.... Article Source: 1st Rate Articles - http://1stRateArticles.com |
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