Goal setting is not new
to us. We set goals in our life that we desire to reach and achieve the set
objective. Once we realize that our target is reached, satisfaction seeps in.
This
encourages us to go further high, we set loftier goals and attempt to capture
our wish. Sounds simple and straightforward, right? However oftentimes we
commit a mistake.
The
following story drives the point home. There was a student of martial arts who
was eager to learn all the tricks and become a master himself. He approached
his teacher and earnestly spoke of his interest.
"Sir,” he said, “I would like to achieve mastery in the martial arts. I
want to become great and popular. So I’ve decided to learn the different styles
that are prevalent in this field.
So in addition to learning from you, I would
also like to practice with two other teachers at the same time. What do you
think of this idea?"
The master calmly replied, "The hunter who
chases two rabbits catches neither one."
The student
understood the hidden meaning within his teacher’s words. He bowed before the
master and asked for his forgiveness.
In the yearning to achieve more, we tend
to blindly set more goals than can be achieved practically. We set too many
targets at the same time and end up not achieving even a single goal.
Let us always
remember to do one thing at a time and to do it perfectly right!
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