Set Your Goal in LifeAn Islamic Perspective

OUR LIFE

لءاخر ة وسعى لها سعيها وهو ٱومن أر اد

ا لـئك كان سعيهم مشكو ﴿مؤمن فأ ر�‌� ﴾١٩و�

و اور اس ک لی شمند ےاور جو آخرت کا خوا ے ہ ہ

ےسعی کر جیسی ک اس ک لی سعی کرنی ے ہ ے

ر شخص کی و و مومن، تو ایس ، اور ی ہچا ے ہ ہ ے ہ

وگی (19)ہسعی مشکور

Qur’an on Goal Orientation

What is a Goal?

A goal is a desired result,

which is a step towards a bigger vision, and

to which an action plan is attached.

A Goal is Not:

A wish خواہش A dream خواب An intention نیت or… Something you think you should do

Advantages of having a Goal?

A goal will gives you

• Clarity, اضح�،

• Direction, سمت،

• Motivation & ترغیب

• Focus توجہ مرکوز

Stephen R Covey

“Begin with the end in mind.”Stephen R Covey

“You were born to win, but to be a winner you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.”

Zig Ziglar

Ken Marslew AM, Founder EIE

“Be ready at any moment to give up what you are for who you can become.”

Importance of Goal setting

How the children in the West are brought up?

From the age of 9 to 12, they have a weekly class called:

“what is your goal in life?”

How the children in the West are brought up?If he said best painter, they see how he paints.

The whole year, they will feed that goal until summer.

school administration will send his parents a memo

Parents sends the student in summer camps

The child comes back the following year wanting to do specific things. When he is 12 years old, he will have a clear goal

The story of 'Alice in Wonder Land'.

Alice “what road should I follow?”

The rabbit then says: “if you do not know where you’re going then follow any road, it won’t make a difference.

SONY Example'Sony', written its mission.

the Japanese product will become the No1 product in the US markets!

They wrote their mission and hanged it on the walls. When the board of directors meet,

employee offers a proposal to do something or other, the President of the Board will look at the mission and

will ask that employee, how is the proposal, you offered, relevant to the mission?

Goal setters : Models

1. Al-Imam Al-Nawawy: he had a noble goal in life, he

wanted all Muslims, to learn Prophets teaching. He

died at the age of 40, and did not even marry.

2. He wrote "Al Arba'een Al Nawawyah" for beginners,

3. Another book "Riyad Al-Salheen" for intermediates

4. and another for specialized scientists and thinkers

"Description of Saheeh Muslim".

Goal setters : Models1. Omar Ibn Abdel-Aziz: he says about himself: "I have

an aspiring soul”

2. To marry Fatema Bint Abdel-Malek, to build a

Muslim family.

3. To be ruler of Medina in order to justly rule

4. To be the Caliph of Muslims in order to rule like the

Emirs of Believers.

5. And today, I aspire to paradise

Goal setters : Models Muhammad Al-Fateh: he conquered Constantinople when he was just

26 years old, because he had always dreamed of that goal.

Learn to Fail or Fail to Learn

“The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.” Seneca )Roman philosopher, mid-1st century AD(

The Path of Failure

• Age 22: Lost job

• Age 23: Defeated for state legislature

• Age 24: Failed in business

• Age 27: Nervous breakdown

• Age 34: Ran for congress and defeated

• Age 39: Defeated again

• Age 46: Ran for senate and defeated

• Age 47: Defeated for nomination for vice president

• Age 50: Defeated again for senate

The Path of FailureOften leads to the greatest success

• Age 51: 16th US President

Abraham Lincoln

How to set goalsSMART Principle SPECIFIC واضح

MEASURABLE قابل پیمائش

ACHIEVABLE ممکن

REALISTIC حقیقت پسندانہ

TIME BOUND وقت کا تعین

SMART

SpecificDo you

know what you want

to accomplish with all the

details?

Measurable

Are you able to assess your

progress?

Attainable

Is your goal with in

your reach given your

present condition?

RelevantIs your goal

relevant towards

your purpose in

life?

Time bound

What is the deadline

for completion

of your goal

Clearly defined in a way that any body can understand what you want to accomplish

Example, Bad thought : “I want to write a book”

Good thought: "I want to write a book on time management that is at least 200 pages in length.

Specific

You need to establish a measuring stick for assessing the progress towards your goals because if you can't measure it, you can't manage it.

Bad Thought: "I want to be rich.“

Good Thought: "I want to generate Rs 9,00,000 in income within 5 years from this date by starting a computer training academy.”

Measurable

AttainableYou need to create goals that are realistic for your situation

and skill level

Bad thought: "I want to have my own space channel by next year".

Good thought: "I want to become a millionaire within 10 years by starting my own personal development company and doing seminars all over the India.”

RelevantAll of us should create a mission statement for ourselves

which is basically our purpose in life and all of our goals should spawn from that mission statement.

Bad thought: "I want to start a music company that will sell Pop music albums.”

Good thought: " I want to start a skills development centre to enable youth build up their career.”

Time boundEvery goal that you create must be time sensitive in ‐

nature.Bad thought: "I am going to do my Project."

Good thought: "I am going to finish my Project by 5th May and I'll achieve this deadline by spending one hour daily on each subject.”

Moran’s 6 steps in goal setting

1( Identify your goals2( Establish priorities3( Consider a time-scale4( Break the goal into steps for action5( Review your progress6( Revise your goals if necessary

Why people don’t set goals Aimless life

Self ignorance

Not knowing how to set goals

Fear of Failure, Rejection & Unknown

Busy & Unorganized life style

Over enthusiasm

FOUR IMPORTANT

QUALIFICATIONS FOR GOALS

SUCCESS

1. Hope and optimism امید

Prophet Muhammad was always optimistic and always had hope.

Taif torture – Angels of Mountain Digging of Khandaq Hijrath travel – Suraqa bin Ja’sim

2. Patience.Once, H. Khabab Ibn Al-Arat came creeping to Prophet

Muhammad and said: "Could you pray for us, we are

desperate, tired and fed up with unbelievers torturing

us", Prophet Muhammad got angry, and his face

became red and said: "In the people before you there

were those who were sawed and never let go of their

religion, I swear that Allah will end this any way, but

you are rushing."

3. No to selfish goals

the goal should not be a selfish self-centered one, but it should be directed towards serving the society, the country and all Humanity. The self-centered goal is a short term goal.

your life will end and your goals will not.

To believe in your goal so strongly and constantly with all your senses and abilities.

Prophet Muhammad's when he told his uncle: "I swear my uncle, if they put the sun in my right

hand and the moon in my left hand to leave the message of Islam, I will not till Allah upholds it or I die for its sake.”

4. Strong believe in goals

Goals & efforts

Exerting great efforts…instead of sleeping and dreaming.

• Goal without effort = dreams.

• Efforts without goals = waste of time.

• Goal + effort = SUCCESS.

TARGET I WANT TO BECOME A GOOD ISLAMIC TELUGU SPEAKER

S. No Sub Target Source Duration Budget Remarks

1 Learn Telugu Language Mr Ahmed 3 months 500 Daily 2 hrs

2 Build up Telugu vocabulary

English - Telugu Dictionary 3 months 500 Daily 5 words

3 Read Telugu Literature

Telugu Islamic Publication 6 months 2000 List of books

to be attached

4 Learn Speech delivery

Join Toastmaster club 6 months 2000 Weekly 3

hours

5 Practice & Rehearsal JIH internal gatherings 3 months 1000 Weekly 3

hours

TOTAL TIME AND COST 21 months 6000

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