I held mine for ten years. I achieved my goal one year later then what I expected. I graduated as a medical doctor in 1998.
When I was in Form Four, I absolutely did not have any intention to get my medical doctorate done in Australia. Therefore, I was doing the calculation based on local university system. I have worked out that in 1988, in Form Four, I have to spend two years in Form Six and five years of medical school in USM (University of Science, Malaysia) in order to be a doctor (I always had USM as my destination). I have even calculated that academic year ends middle of year (hence my medical course will end in June 1997). As it turned out to be, I did not go to Form Six. I went to a better pre-university program instead, USM Matriculation (where I always wanted to go). I did not do medicine locally. I went to a prestigious place instead, The Flinders University of South Australia. I graduated one year later because the course takes 6 years to complete in that university.
As you can see, goal setting inevitably have to include planning. That is why I emphasize to have a CLEARLY DEFINED GOAL. Which mean, putting your thought into the making of the goal. Do not just simply put a goal for the sake of it. Do not just simply put a goal because it is glamorous to have a grandiose goal. And yes, do not put somebody else goal as yours.
Yes you heard it right, and do not laugh. There are many people out there who is putting someone else goal as their. Have you ever heard of parents saying ‘you better be studying hard and become a lawyer, like so and so …’ what they are really saying is simply ‘my goal for you is to become a lawyer. Do it for me!’ Sometimes it is the uncle’s, the community’s or the kampong’s goal which become the goal of someone. If you are pursuing someone else goal, very likely that you will fail miserably, it was not your goal in the first place for heaven sake!
If you badly want to become an astronaut, then put it as your goal and start planning for it. Let it be your own strong desire. Do not set it as your goal because it is grand to be the first Malaysian to become an astronaut. You may think that the nation will be proud of it, if you could accomplish it. That is absolutely fine if you have a strong desire to be a pioneer. Although, I think it is imperative that you recognize the difference between having it as your own goal and having it as fulfilling the nation (someone else) goal. If your subconscious mind recognize it as foreign goal, you will fail. Your subconscious mind is your greatest ally. Do not lie to it. You cannot. It will know and you will definitely loose. SET YOUR OWN GOAL AND NOT SOMEBODY ELSE.
Just imagine if you sitting on a poker table and while playing you also know that if you win, somebody else will get the money. Will you play at your best? Somehow I do not think so!
A great author once wrote, there are only 3 steps to success:
1. Set your Goal.
2. Be prepared to pay the price to achieve the Goal.
3. PAY THE PRICE.
Every goal, dreams, desire has a price. Robert T Kiyosaki (author of best seller, Rich Dad, Poor Dad) says everything has a price. Even not setting a goal is attached to an even higher price – eternal misery. The price is not necessarily money. It could means working hard, separation from family, sacrificing leisure and comfort or risked your very own life.
Every successful people I have read about, they are always talking about setting and achieving goal. Why don’t you follow suit. Start setting your goal NOW! In fact, do not continue reading this book until you have set one goal for yourself. Write it down, sign it and date it. The rest of the book only makes sense after you have done so!
When I was in Form Four, I absolutely did not have any intention to get my medical doctorate done in Australia. Therefore, I was doing the calculation based on local university system. I have worked out that in 1988, in Form Four, I have to spend two years in Form Six and five years of medical school in USM (University of Science, Malaysia) in order to be a doctor (I always had USM as my destination). I have even calculated that academic year ends middle of year (hence my medical course will end in June 1997). As it turned out to be, I did not go to Form Six. I went to a better pre-university program instead, USM Matriculation (where I always wanted to go). I did not do medicine locally. I went to a prestigious place instead, The Flinders University of South Australia. I graduated one year later because the course takes 6 years to complete in that university.
As you can see, goal setting inevitably have to include planning. That is why I emphasize to have a CLEARLY DEFINED GOAL. Which mean, putting your thought into the making of the goal. Do not just simply put a goal for the sake of it. Do not just simply put a goal because it is glamorous to have a grandiose goal. And yes, do not put somebody else goal as yours.
Yes you heard it right, and do not laugh. There are many people out there who is putting someone else goal as their. Have you ever heard of parents saying ‘you better be studying hard and become a lawyer, like so and so …’ what they are really saying is simply ‘my goal for you is to become a lawyer. Do it for me!’ Sometimes it is the uncle’s, the community’s or the kampong’s goal which become the goal of someone. If you are pursuing someone else goal, very likely that you will fail miserably, it was not your goal in the first place for heaven sake!
If you badly want to become an astronaut, then put it as your goal and start planning for it. Let it be your own strong desire. Do not set it as your goal because it is grand to be the first Malaysian to become an astronaut. You may think that the nation will be proud of it, if you could accomplish it. That is absolutely fine if you have a strong desire to be a pioneer. Although, I think it is imperative that you recognize the difference between having it as your own goal and having it as fulfilling the nation (someone else) goal. If your subconscious mind recognize it as foreign goal, you will fail. Your subconscious mind is your greatest ally. Do not lie to it. You cannot. It will know and you will definitely loose. SET YOUR OWN GOAL AND NOT SOMEBODY ELSE.
Just imagine if you sitting on a poker table and while playing you also know that if you win, somebody else will get the money. Will you play at your best? Somehow I do not think so!
A great author once wrote, there are only 3 steps to success:
1. Set your Goal.
2. Be prepared to pay the price to achieve the Goal.
3. PAY THE PRICE.
Every goal, dreams, desire has a price. Robert T Kiyosaki (author of best seller, Rich Dad, Poor Dad) says everything has a price. Even not setting a goal is attached to an even higher price – eternal misery. The price is not necessarily money. It could means working hard, separation from family, sacrificing leisure and comfort or risked your very own life.
Every successful people I have read about, they are always talking about setting and achieving goal. Why don’t you follow suit. Start setting your goal NOW! In fact, do not continue reading this book until you have set one goal for yourself. Write it down, sign it and date it. The rest of the book only makes sense after you have done so!
2. Dream The Impossible. Determine to win BIG!
(to be continued...)
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