A brief essay - Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step: only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find his road

Everyone has some goals in life. Even after achieving success, people enter into a next phase and their objectives are promoted too. As a result, their lives become more complicated. As simple as it sounds, creating your objectives and then deciphering them is quite a job. Analyzing situations/problems logically is good, but being over-logical could make you risk averse.

Similar is the case with goal setting. Let's assume there are two kinds of humans. First, who plan short term, handle tasks carefully and expect no variances. Second, who think strategically, set long-term objectives and strive to achieve success through achieving a series of short-term objectives. According to Mr. Dam Hammarskjold, the latter type is more capable of achieving higher returns and hence, they find the right road. In this matter, I would agree with the former secretary general of the United Nations.

You see, gathering relevant information and making the right move is important to every single person; however, pessimism could sometimes lead you to failure (or smaller returns). In order to find the right direction, it is quite important for you to have a farsighted vision. Think Strategically - that's what we call it. Strategic or long-term approach reduces any limitations and helps clarify your vision.

Let's take a simple example from the field of business. You must have noticed that every organization has a certain vision and then, a mission that is designed to help achieve its ultimate dream - that is its vision. Why do you think organizations create a vision? Why not a set of short-term objectives? Well, the reason is that vision provides direction. It is no less than a far horizon that you wish to achieve by finding the right road. It is like a dream that requires a series of short-term objectives.

In order to achieve your overall objective(s), it is necessary for you to find the right path. If you constantly look down to the ground or become too involved in smaller decisions, there is a chance that you will lose your vision or destination. For instance, you have decided to become a brand manager of a reputed company in your country. Now, you can achieve this objective by applying in the right business school, opt for courses that are related to marketing/branding, get in touch with the famous brands worldwide and do some lateral thinking to enhance your creativity. Conversely, if you are making decisions as you confront problems, you might end up in the middle of nowhere. So, a long-term view of the whole situation is what you need to become successful.

In conclusion, life requires you to be careful with your actions, but you have to have an ultimate goal to reach your destination. If you become too much involved in every single step of your life, you will lose your focus. You have to decide on your long-term goal and devise some shorter term objectives to achieve it in a logical manner.