Someone is looking for the meaning of life, and someone sets goals for themselves and achieves them. It is known that having a goal mobilizes people incredibly. They no longer wander around, do not think about what to do with their free evening. They have a task to complete which you can spend any free time.
Steps for targeting
Before looking for a needle in a haystack, it is a good idea to outline the area where the probability of finding it will be the highest. So it is with goals. Determine where you are strong. What do you do well with little or no effort? Write it down.
Next, make another list. There should already be something that you like, even if you don't succeed at all. This list is usually more difficult to compile, as people often put psychological blocks for themselves when something does not work out for them or when others criticize this type of activity.
For example, as a child you were good at drawing, but your parents told you that artists drink too much and live from hand to mouth. You love to draw, but you forbid yourself to do it somewhere very deep in your head, without even realizing this moment. Envy can be a good beacon here. Remember who you envy. The fact is that envy is such an ancient and deep feeling that it manages to overcome any psychological blocks.
Let's say your new friend told you that right now he is developing an engine project that will almost halve fuel consumption. And then you felt such envy! This feeling kind of reminds you that there are things that are interesting to you that you are not doing. By the way, understanding the true causes of envy makes it easy to deal with it.
Then think about why you are going to fulfill your goal in the long run. Do you want to be famous? Make a billion? Create something beautiful? Contribute to the development of humanity? It is a vector that will keep you on track while pursuing your goal.
Now analyze all the lists. Try to find where they intersect. Find what you are interested in, what you could do with the help of your talents and abilities, and what would allow you to achieve a global goal, and in the end would give satisfaction.
It is important to understand
You are thinking that you need a goal. Analyzed their strengths and weaknesses, revealed their desires. In the course of this work, you were able to approximately determine the direction, and maybe even set yourself quite specific goals. But be prepared for the fact that everything is changing, and this is not only what is around you, but yourself. Your goals need to be revised, summed up, worded, corrected. You develop, your goals grow with you. To believe that you can prescribe goals for yourself once and for all is fundamentally wrong.
Be prepared that the search for what you really like can be a bit delayed. Not all people know themselves well. You can only figure out which goals will be best for you in the process of work. Finding your true goal is often much more difficult than achieving it. But, if you started searching, then be sure that you will achieve what you want. Don't give up and listen carefully to your inner voice.
