GOAL SETTING

Genesis chapter 1


Today we are walking in: Goal Setting






Today we look to the word-LEADER- H5057 nagiyd-- leader, ruler, captain, prince; excellent thing, (chief) governor, leader, noble, prince, (chief) ruler.



The Torah Testifies.............................

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The prophets proclaim...............



Isaiah 55:4 - Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader H5057 and commander to the people.








The writings bear witness.............



2Chronicles 32:21 - And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders H5057 and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword




CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Attitude #4 Goal Setting


If you think you can do it, that’s confidence; if you do it, that’s competence.


All true leaders possess a goal-driven attitude. Leaders distinguish themselves from followers by their passion for pre established goals. They regulate their activities and measure their progress against prescribed objectives and milestones.


Everyone in the world is a goal setter, in one way or another. Even the man who is failing at life is setting goals that cause him to fail. In fact, many of us plan not to do things that would make us successful.


Many times, we don’t realize that we are setting goals. Whenever we make plans to go to the grocery store, go to school, do the laundry, or meet friends for a meal, we are in reality setting goals.


When we don’t achieve what we want to achieve or accom- plish what we desire to accomplish, the problem is not goal set- ting, in itself. Instead, it’s that we don’t set goals for the things we truly care about, or we set the wrong kind of goals.


A leader understands how to set the right goals. This is a vital attitude to cultivate because your future and your life depend on the goals you set—either consciously or sub- consciously. Where you end up in life is a result of the goals that you set or did not set for your life.


EVERYONE IS A GOAL SETTER; A LEADER UNDERSTANDS HOW TO SET THE RIGHT GOALS.


What should determine the goals that we set and the plans that we make? Our purpose and vision in life. Success comes from the discipline of goal setting according to one’s purpose. I have set goals for my life for the past thirty-five years, and I have goals written out for the next thirty years, because I’ve seen how success follows goal setting.


THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PURPOSE AND PLANS


The book of Proverbs says, “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Most High’s purpose that prevails.” According to the wisdom of this statement, we can under- stand three things about the relationship between purpose and plans (goal setting):


1. Purpose is more important than plans.


2. Purpose is more powerful than plans.


3. Purpose precedes plans because the Creator established our purposes even before we were born.


We have to know and focus on our purposes before we can begin planning, because plans that don’t get you to your purpose are counterproductive. Purpose is Yah’s original intent for you. Therefore, you need to know your destination.


PROTECT YOUR GOALS


Goals protect us from the undue influence of other people. True leaders are always zealous for and jealous of their goals because these goals represent their lives. When our goals change, our lives change, so we must carefully guard our goals.


GOALS PROTECT US FROM THE UNDUE INFLUENCE OF OTHERS.


If you don’t have any goals, other people will run your life. The great king of Israel, Solomon, declared, “Whoever has no rule over his own spirit is like a city broken down, without walls.” If nothing controls and orders your life, then you are open season to other people and you won’t accom- plish your purpose. Remember that the more successful you become, the more people will compete for your time, so you have to guard your goals even more carefully.


Once you know your purpose, you need to understand what a goal really is.


WHAT IS A GOAL?


• A goal is an established point for achievement that leads to a greater accomplishment.


• A goal is a point of measure for progress toward an ultimate purpose.


• A goal is a prerequisite for the achievement of an ultimate plan.


THE POWER OF GOALS


Goals give us a structure for accomplishing our plans one step at a time. They give us a starting place and an ending place, and they help us to focus. Here are some of the benefits of goals:


• Goals separate achievers from dreamers.


• Goal setting is the art of discipline.


• Goals are the skeleton of the plan.


• Goals give specifics to the plan.


• Goals create targets for our energy.


• Goals protect us from procrastination.


THE PRINCIPLE OF GOALS


It is helpful to have some guidelines for the development
and recording of our goals because, otherwise, we can easily lose sight of them and their relationship to our purposes:


• Goals must be defined.


• Goals must be simplified.


• Goals must be written.


• Goals must be visual.


• Goals must relate to the ultimate purpose.


• Goals must be measurable.


• Goals must be flexible.


LEADERSHIP AND GOALS


Finally, true leaders understand the nature and value of goals and how their lives are affected and influenced by
them. This is why leaders have the following relationship with their goals:


• Leaders state their goals.


• Leaders communicate their goals.


• Leaders are committed to their goals.


• Leaders are regulated by goals.


• Leaders are disciplined by goals.


• Leaders stick to their goals.


• Leaders believe in their goals.


• Leaders focus on their goals.


• Leaders measure their progress and success by their goals.


• Leaders revise their goals when necessary.


• Leaders protect their goals from interference.


• Leaders transfer their goals to their coworkers and to the next generation.


If you want to be successful as a leader in your domain, make goals for your life. The secret to leadership success is living a very focused life in line with your purpose.