Procrastination: The Key To Success

Have you ever had a dream, but thought where do I start, what do I do to make that dream come true? Well the answer is goals. Setting goals are the first step to your wildest dreams, even for becoming successful. So how are they important? They give us a focus, help us overcome procrastination and provide us with motivation. Without goals, we are left with no ambition, no drive and no direction in life, making goals a key part in a successful life and having your wildest dreams come true.

When setting goals, it gives us a focus, a purpose and a sense of direction. I want you to to imagine having to shoot an arrow without being given a target. Tell me, where would you aim? This is a metaphorical view of what life would be like with no goals.

Now I’m sure we have all left that maths assignment or that history project to the night before it’s due. But if we all had a goal in mind and a sense of direction and determination we would have overcome that procrastination and have finished it on time, and maybe even spell checked it and drafted it. According to recent statics from mytimemanagement.com, 85% to 95% of students suffer from procrastination. Once again, this is due to the lack of goals set and a poor sense of determination. Although setting long term goals is important, sometimes these goals can promote procrastination as some people aren't good with four month deadlines. That’s when short term goals come in handy. You can break down the goal into smaller goals and before you know it, you would have reached your long term goal. Goals give us a pathway, they give us a direction and determination so we aren't left lost and aimless in life suffering the time-eating

Goals are the root of all the motivation or inspiration you have ever felt in your entire life. Goal setting provides you the foundation for your drive. By making a goal you give yourself a concrete endpoint to aim for and get excited about. It gives you something to focus on and put 100% of your effort into and this focus is what develops motivation. According to Oprah Winfrey, when she began her television career, Winfrey set a goal of hosting a successful talk show for 20 years. Now at the age of 64, she is one of the richest people in the world with a net worth of 2.4 billion US dollars from her career as a talk show host, all from starting off with a motivation and a goal in mind. This motivation was the oxygen to her dreams, it gave her the step forward to making that dream come true. She endlessly worked hard to make those wildest dreams of hers come true from the motivation and determination she had, as Winfrey believed “Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work” she expressed. Look at her now, she is one of the most inspirational people due to her motivation and determination which was fuelled by her