Would you like to be sure that your personal goals are
consistent with your business goals? (Yes) (No)
You might have certain personal goals that are, or become,
divergent to your business goals.
For instance, let's say that you set clear personal goals to
compete in the Iron Man Triathlon in Hawaii. Obviously, to
compete in an arduous event like this you not only have to train
rigorously, but you also have to qualify by competing in a
number of prior triathlons, placing high enough in these events
to earn a bid fro the Iron Man in Hawaii.
At the same time, let's say you are married with two kids, and
you have set some very aggressive professional goals, which
include starting your own business and making it profitable
within a 2-3 year time horizon.
Given the fact that the average new entrepreneur puts in 60-70
hours per week and you have family responsibilities to consider,
chances are you will experience major goal conflicts in your
life when it comes to competing in triathlons. Something has to
give.
Do you give up your sports goals, your business goals, or your
family?
These are tough decisions.
They all boil down to making sure that your personal and
professional goals are compatible.
The process of setting synchronous personal and business goals
speaks to the importance of setting a clear and workable life
strategy. The process of creating a life strategy includes the
homogenization over time of personal and business goals. Unless
you unify your goals there will be goal conflict, which fosters
turmoil in your life.
For the best results, you need to start by creating a life
strategy that makes sense to you in terms of satisfying all of
your personal and professional aspirations, leaving quality time
for your family, and fitting everything into a reasonable time
schedule.
In general, people today work too hard, play too hard, and
neglect their health and rest time. It is truly a challenge to
fit everything in and lead a balanced life.
At the end of the day, at the end of a career, if all you have
to show for all of your hard work and hectic schedule is a large
net worth while your family never saw you, and your health
suffered terribly because you drove yourself too hard, you have
to ask yourself, "Was it really worth it?" Take it from expert
workaholics, balance your life, plan your life, and enjoy your
life -you can take happiness and love with you, money you
cannot.
Keep in mind, there are always trade-offs in this process of
goal setting and life strategy building. It is important that
you weigh all your options in order to make choices that support
a healthy and happy life for you and your family.
Yes, it may take a change in mind-set, career, lifestyle, or
even location to balance your life, still be productive, and
achieve the goals that you want to achieve.
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