I am very interested in goals, and what makes a good goal, what drives people to make goals, and how they complete their goals. I really only realized that I enjoyed hearing about goals after I interviewed my first person for my magazine. I interviewed Isabelle Humenny right off the bat. I had a vision of how the magazine would look and I had a idea of how I wanted the photos to turn out, but when it came to the interview I really did not think about it thoroughly. I had a bunch of questions laid out and had thought all about the books I had read, and the habits that I needed to revisit, but I hadn’t realized how much I would learn about goals and the people I interviewed through it. I was amazed at what people had to say about something that is so often overlooked.
This whole project is about learning something that you wish you knew at the beginning of the year but only know now. I feel like I have learned a whole bunch throughout the corse of this project, from learning to read people better to understanding the meaning behind a goal. I wished that at the beginning of the year I was capable to understand and communicate goals with myself and others. Throughout this years PGP course I was able to realize just how big of a role goals play.
A lot of the time we set goals subconsciously, we only realize that we achieved them after they are done. Or we believe that our goals are not good enough, or deserving enough to be called goals. Throughout my project my interviewees bring me back to that exact point. They showed me their fears of goals, and how they privately over come them, because most the time it’s just the person fighting for their goal themselves.
About half way through my magazine there is a 2 page break where I discuss setting your own goals. I really wanted to incorporate this into my magazine, because goals are deserving of a bit more light. The amount goals are talked about makes them seem like the should be qualified as shady business, or secret information. In this 2 page break I have certain things you should consider before permanently setting a goal. Things like considering if it is a SMART goal, or considering how it will help you in the future, even thinking about why this goal is meaningful to you. The main reason I wanted this in my magazine is because you only ever hear about goals that are absurd, or very very far fetched. Goals of corse should push you, but they should also push you in a direction you are willing to go, and want to follow. I want people to realize that when someone asks you about your goals, you don’t have to respond with “big ones or little ones.” Respond with the one that makes you the proudest, your favourite goal, whatever that may be.
As I mentioned above goal setting can be hard, and I really didn’t realize just how much it relies on other things mentioned in the PGP course. Things like time management is huge when setting goals. To set your goal you must set aside an amount of time to complete your steps. That’s a very simple example, but it is also important to celebrate after a goal, to make sure that you are reminded of how nice it feels to complete a goal. An example is that when I run, i always treat myself to going to room 6 afterwards. I may not buy something but it feels nice to see people I know and have a nice conversation.
Goal setting really ties into all of the 7 habits!
I found something I really enjoyed through this project, I could not stop myself from working on this project. I could not stop myself from tweaking things, and trying a whole bunch of different styles and layouts to find the best one. I poured my heart into the articles and worked hard to transcribe long interviews until late at night. Time flew when I was working on this, and I can’t say that about a lot of projects.
Here is my magazine, if there is any comments or feedback, please leave a comment, I would really love to hear what you have to say
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