A friend of mine made a bold statement on his facebook status last week that elicited 35 comments in 2 days. He wrote that he had just confirmed that 97% of mortals don't have clearly documented goals. It raised a lot of counter perspectives, but I just discovered after then however, that if that data was western in origin, as it is, it might actually be worse in Africa and some parts in Asia and maybe Southern America.

My friend asked me a question, "This particular business that you are doing, what is your goal?" It got me tongue tied. I have goals for my life, but I didn't have goals for the particular match.

Sportsmen know that they must have a goal per match, the whole strategy of playing the particular game is a function of the goal that you have for that game. He went ahead to explain to me, and practically show me how he had clear goals from each milestone, and how he has pictures of what he wanted all around him - laptop, wallet, e.t.c., and how he actually goes out each month to test drive his dream car. His goal is different from a dream, because he's engaged in business that should get him his dreams, he only refreshes the picture of his goal in his mind regularly to motivate and stimulate him.

So, let me ask you some questions:

• What's your goal in that Job?

• How long will you spend in that company, and what will you achieve that will make you know that you have accomplished your goal?

• What is your goal for that trade?

• What is your goal for that stock, real estate or business?

Have goals per match, and form your plan and strategy based on those goals. Don't set them alone, review your goals regularly - millionaires do it averagely once a day, billionaires twice a day.

Can you imagine a football match without goal posts? It robs the game of a lot of fun, and reduces the players to idiots.

If you need someone to be accountable to you, send me a shout-out at thowsyne@gmail.com.

Thank you for your Initiative!

Tosin
…fear is the passion of slaves!