16th November 2007

Goal Setting Lesson Five: Understanding Your Strength And Your Weakness

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Hey Folks,

Welcome to Goal Setting Lesson Five.

What Position Do We Start From
Beethoven Very often when we set goals that we dream about, it involves doing something that we have little or no competency in accomplishing. Hence, it is my opinion that most of the time, we begin our journey to our dream from a position of weakness.

That is the very reason why many people fail to take the first step after they set their goal. They could not even begin to do what they set out to do due to the lack of competency.

For those who manage to get started with their limited competency, most manage to turn around in circles after a while and give up their dreams in frustration.

So is there any solution?

In my opinion, it either your improve your competency or outsource the task that you need to get done (this not applicable in all cases).

Outsourcing
What are the cases that you can apply outsourcing? Here are some examples:

- Getting your household chores done with minimum intervention (don’t laugh, this is one of my dream)
- Designing the decor of your dream house
- Building and configuration your dream entertainment room
- Creation of a new product from your idea (for those online marketers reading this)
- Telemarketing effort for your business

Basically, anything that can do without YOU and has a ready professions or companies to take on the outsourcing. Outsourcing helps you move your goal forward tremendously, in terms of time saved and frustrations avoided.

If you should want to take on every task single handedly, be prepared for a longer journey but you might find more satisfaction and achievement at the end of the journey.

Do It Yourself
What are the cases that you cannot apply outsourcing?

- Becoming a world class athlete
- Becoming a Lawyer
- Becoming a Entrepreneur
- Becoming a Parent

Basically, anything that cannot do without YOU. In this case, your first action would be to improve your competency by taking on courses, training, studies, etc.

Typically dreams that cannot be outsourced requires time for you to gain competency. It could be shorten if you are smart, hardworking or an outright genius but short of those, stick to a more realistic dateline.

For example, I cannot expect myself to go from grade 1 to grade 10 pianist in 3 years when attaining grade 1 will takes 18 to 24 months for the average Joe. Well, unless you are Beethoven.

But It Can Be Done
What I would like you to take away from this post is to understand where you stand, your strength but mostly, your weakness. Choose your path to tackle your weakness and keep your expectation realistic. Work on your goals and dreams relentlessly and you will achieve it in due time.

And for those who had the competency and hence the strength to take on their dreams in the first place but never got started, I could not even begin to understand why?

Cheers
James

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  1. 1 On November 16th, 2007, lisaq said:

    great reminder to set goals we are capable of reaching! :)

  2. 2 On November 16th, 2007, Raymond said:

    Hi James,

    Thanks for the outsourcing advice.

    Most people do not set their expectation clear when they outsource a job and it ends with frustration.

    Again, a clear goal is very important. :)

    The Beethoven’s picture really grabbed my attention. He is one of my favorite composer after Mozart. ;)

  3. 3 On November 17th, 2007, JamesKaren said:

    Hey Lisa,

    Err … actually, I was trying to say that if we review our goals, we’ll notice that most of the time we set goals we can’t reach with our current competency.

    So it is important to know our weakness and either try to improve it or outsource the task that could be outsource to help further our goal. :)

    Cheers
    James

  4. 4 On November 17th, 2007, JamesKaren said:

    Hey Raymond,

    That (unclear expectation during outsourcing) could happen and quite frequently too. Having a clear goals does help in preventing miscommunication. :D

    Cheers
    James

  5. 5 On November 19th, 2007, gale said:

    i enjoyed your post and found the idea of “outsourcing” a novel one.
    great blog, keep it up james!

  6. 6 On November 19th, 2007, Jules said:

    Yes. I like the clairty of realising there are goals we can’t reach with our current competency. My experience in yoga is that you move carefully, slowly towards the big goal. But you do get there. Although there are techniques and rules. I would recommend anyone seriously interested in personal empowerment to look at yoga and meditation. These are not necessariliy techniques for soft ‘relaxtion’.

    Jules.

  7. 7 On November 22nd, 2007, Martin Saenz said:

    I disagree with one of your points. I think we start our journey from a point of strength where our mind is open and in a very creative state. When we move forward, we can either build from that strength or have it turn to weakness as we become side tracked and bogged down in detail. Martin

  8. 8 On November 23rd, 2007, eSports Game Servers said:

    Great post! It was very helpful.

  9. 9 On November 23rd, 2007, Drunk Driving said:

    Well, its been a while since I am outsourcing a part of my work to achieve the desired results in a reasonable time but while outsourcing your work, you need to make sure that you are dealing with right person otherwise outsourcing can raise some problems.

  10. 10 On November 25th, 2007, meghnak said:

    Hi james,
    These are great advices that I’ll remember throughout my life! They’re certainly useful to set goals that we can attain!

  11. 11 On November 25th, 2007, Acne said:

    My goals are focused on my strengths so i agree with this article. I try not to get to unrealistic and give myself a long time frame to achieve these goals. This often leads to me fulfilling these goals and more personal satisfaction.

    Nice Advice. Andy

  12. 12 On November 27th, 2007, Steve said:

    Great outsourcing advice James.

    Understanding our strengths and weaknesses - by truly evaluating ourselves - would help everyone get much further in life.

    Thanks for your insights.

  13. 13 On November 27th, 2007, Andrew - call center consultant said:

    This is some great advice for all of us to remember. Thanks for writing such a good post.

  14. 14 On November 27th, 2007, Jack Page said:

    No sense in going too far outside of your own boundaries. Stick with your strengths. Great advice.

  15. 15 On December 2nd, 2007, Free Self Improvement said:

    goals are so important for giving life purpose and direction, great advice.

  16. 16 On December 2nd, 2007, perros said:

    I sure would like to practice some more outsourcing in order to advance my goals. However, when you’re the low man on the totem pole, you have to take every step one at a time.

  17. 17 On December 4th, 2007, bruxism said:

    Hi James,

    This topic is of great importance for a man to get in the path of success.Goals are very important aspects of our life.Life is aimless without a proper GOAL.

    In this post you have given a good lessons to set up goals in life.Hope i will be able to apply them in my life.

    Thanks for sharing.

  18. 18 On December 10th, 2007, Chris said:

    Setting goals in life gives you a certain direction in life that could make you reach the stars above. Thanks for the good advice.. great post!

    Panama

  19. 19 On December 12th, 2007, web design india said:

    it is very important to work on our weakness as it might be harmful some time

  20. 20 On December 13th, 2007, CostaRicaEarvin said:

    Great post. Thanks for reminding me my goals, yes I will improve my competency and outsource. Folks remember success is different from contentment.

  21. 21 On December 16th, 2007, JC said:

    goals are good but they need determination to achieve success… which normally isn’t the case. Dieting being a huge example, or New Year’s Resolutions…

  22. 22 On December 31st, 2007, domeinregistratie said:

    This is a very interesting and resourceful post. Enjoyed it really much and find it very motivating. Keep up the good work James.

  23. 23 On January 4th, 2008, workathome said:

    For me outsourcing makes sense only when you cannot do the task yourself due to lack of knowledge or competency, and when time is against your schedule. Javier.-

  24. 24 On January 6th, 2008, Cuban Cigars said:

    Great resource.. it takes a person of good substance to admit they have a weakness. That’s the hard part !

  25. 25 On January 8th, 2008, Melbourne Mortgage Brokers said:

    One thing about the importance of goals is that they should be written down. A goal that sits in your head can be very powerful, but if you write it down on paper regularly, it seems to become even moer powerful.

  26. 26 On January 13th, 2008, Bad Zell Wellness said:

    Good article! Everyone needs some kind of goal for his own live, and he has to admit his own weakness, that is the most important part!

  27. 27 On January 17th, 2008, Mark Boucher said:

    Thanks for the Post.

  28. 28 On January 21st, 2008, Vegas said:

    I agree you have to know what your strengths are and what your weaknesses are. Then surround yourself with people that can make up for any of your weaknesses. Knowing when to do it yourself and when it’s time to ask for help are both keys to being successful.

  29. 29 On January 25th, 2008, Real estate private sale said:

    Just a quick note to say thankyou from Andrew in Australia for your gift of the free ebook. I’ll be back to post my thoughts soon after devouring the ideas contained within it.

  30. 30 On February 4th, 2008, SuppSpace said:

    Goals are very important to have, but by outsourcing you will find that you now have more time to acheive them! Great post.

  31. 31 On February 5th, 2008, Wavefront San Diego said:

    GETTING Started. Huge. TAKING ACTION beyond that is huge as well. Thanks for reminding me that it’s all about taking steps toward your goals after you start them. I do believe in myself and will work hard towards my dreams.

  32. 32 On February 8th, 2008, Mattresses said:

    proper organization is the key to success with our long term goals.

  33. 33 On February 9th, 2008, colon cleanser said:

    Thanks for the clarity!

  34. 34 On February 16th, 2008, Reverse Mortgage Calculator said:

    Excellent article. So very true about setting goals that can be achieved. The fastest way to failure is to not feel like you’ve accomplished anything…

  35. 35 On February 25th, 2008, YANGIN said:

    Good article! Everyone needs some kind of goal for his own live, and he has to admit his own weakness, that is the most important part!

  36. 36 On February 29th, 2008, mac said:

    Setting goals is first step in reaching a successful life. But if a goal remains just a goal without taking a step further into doing it, then it will just be a waste of an opportunity.

  37. 37 On March 1st, 2008, mumbaikar said:

    Never had seen outsourcing the way its descirbed in here. Thank you for this article.

  38. 38 On March 10th, 2008, Auctions said:

    Could not have read a more inspirational article. You have thrown light in many areas. Try to apply them and hopefully become somebody.

  39. 39 On March 17th, 2008, job said:

    Great post! It was very helpful =)

  40. 40 On March 17th, 2008, job said:

    Everyone needs a clear goal as it is very important in achieving something..and most importantly, we have to realize the potential as well as weaknesses of ourselves..
    anyways, thanks for a great post

  41. 41 On March 19th, 2008, Video Sharing Site said:

    Thx for your briliant article… It is hard to apply your advices in real life… I think the most important thing to do is to put realistic milestones on the path :)

    thx a lot!

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