personal development

HOW YOU ACHIEVED YOUR An important goal in your life to
GOAL? achieve what you want. Among my goals is
to become an athlete, good education,
By Iffah Sahira successful career, financial freedom and
travel. Why athletes? For me sports can give
What is goal? A goal is an idea of the future me peace and well-being. Sometimes sports
or desired result that a person or a group of can make me forget about the problem. This
people envisions, plans and commits to is because every time I am stressed and
achieve. People endeavor to reach goals depressed with the surroundings I will be
within a finite time by setting deadlines. A jogging or playing badminton. This method
goal is roughly similar to a purpose or aim, works to reduce my stress. While at school, I
the anticipates result which guides reaction or joined various sports, hockey and volleyball.
an end, which is a job either a physical object I was not just representing the school but had
or an abstract object that has intrinsic value. represented the district in a hockey game for
a year in a row. This is a success for me where
When you set goals, you need to have I was offered up to state level. I joined sports
mental toughness right from the offset. at school not on the ground I stress but more
Having mental toughness is critical to on interest in sports. I continue my interest in
helping you to spot this so that you set the sports until now where I am participating in
right goals for you and at the time in your life. the sport of volleyball for the SAP 2019
If you fail to do this then goal, setting is going program organized by UiTM Bandaraya
to be counter-productive. Everyone has their Melaka.
own goals that they want to achieve it but it
depend to our self and effort want make it
either happen or not.

Next, education is very important for
everyone, even though they cannot continue
their education to the highest level. This is
because without education, you have no
source of knowledge. Without good
education, you can hardly get a good job. To
me, education and employment have a strong
relationship and that is a goal in my life.
Success in education causes us to get a good

job. Indirectly, we succeed in education make places and exploring them to the max. All I
parents happy and proud. want to do in the future is to hike, climb,
travel and explore new places. I want to travel
Successful career can make me be an and explore the world.
independent economics and I will get respect
from everyone especially my future husband. Besides hiking, I would travel to
If I see a beautiful dress or anything I like, I beautiful places and scenery such as
can freely buy it without permission Langkawi, Sabah, and Sarawak, Phuket,
anybody. I also can do what I love the way I Bora-Bora, Mauritius and more. Traveling
like such as travel. I can help everyone both using your own money can give you self-
physically and materially especially my esteem. I want to go to extreme places,
family. I can show gratitude to my parents by shopping and selfie in beautiful views. I want
many ways but the best way, which is my to achieve this goal after I have stable on
parents, can see me having a good job. financial and job which is in 2025. I have
worked part time before I continue my study
Who does not want to be rich? and with my salary, I can travel in
Everyone aspires to be rich or has a stable Terengganu. Why I choose 2025? This is
financial condition including me. I am not a because of that year, I have graduated and get
materialistic person. I do not like buying a good job and I might be not married yet. It
things and I have very simple tastes. will be easy for me to go anywhere without a
However, I like to waste money on food commitment. I do not have to take the kids
where I love being a food hunter. That makes and do not involve high costs if I go travel
me happy. As a result, the idea of being, rich with myself.
interests me, but I am not driven by it. If I had
a million Ringgit, I would be living almost
the same way I am today. Perhaps I would
travel more and worry less about financing
necessities, but my life would not change. My
goals is financial freedom, this means never
having to worry about money because my
lifestyle is far below my means.

Since I was a little, all I have wanted
to do was travel. I love discovering new

their age. Do not let your life pass by without
doing the things you want to do. If you are
interested in traveling, do not let time be an
obstacle.

However, travel have obstacles that Traveling abroad prefer you go under
we will need to overcome which is money. the agents. This is because not only can
When it comes to travel, money is nearly reduce costs but agents are more
always the biggest obstacle. But it should not knowledgeable and experienced in bringing
be. They are a variety of resources online that tourists. Tourist guides are important to show
can help you plan a low-cost trip. Before you the way and they know more where
travel, do some research on destinations you appropriate places to visit. You can also get
are interested in. Whether learn a few words to know other travelers. You can also spend
in another language, identify the parts of the your time with you family or friends.
city to avoid or read locals excerpts on the Researchers have found that family vacations
amazing sights in their town, replacing fear can improve family communication and
with knowledge can spark a new passion for bonding. "A team led by Purdue University
travel. Next, work situations can be a huge Xinran Lehto concluded vacations promote
obstacle for many who would love to travel what is called the “crescive bond” (in
the world. While quitting and taking on a sociological parlance, a “shared experience”)
nomadic life sounds simple in the theory, for by fostering growing and enduring
many people, it is not possible. Whether you connections. Shared family memories and
love your job and want to keep it or need the time spent together isolated from ordinary
benefits it offers, it is possible to travel while everyday activities (school, work and so on)
working. Save up your sick time and use it for help to promote these positive ties”. Taking
a vacation instead of your next common cold. time together to share experiences and
activities creates memories that will be
Next, timing also one of problem recalled and reminisced about later on.
which is it may never be “the right time” to
travel, but if you keep putting it off, you will
never know. Take the leap and just go. Those
who say that they will travel later on in life
typically do not. If they do, they are often
limited on what they can enjoy because of

Before travel, you need to make a and how much your budget to travel. Next,
you can make a research and book your flight
research about destination that you want to go ticket so you can get cheap price if you book
early. If you travel alone without a tourist
in terms of accommodation, transportation, guide, you must take note what activity is
there and fit or not with you. Other than that,
neighborhoods, food and places to visit. you can find information on the media or you
can go straight to the tourist center (MaTic)
Make a research events going on while you to inquire about the countries to travel. p

The word “Your Dreams and Goals
Are Not Things You “Could” Achieve
“Someday” But They Are Things You
“Should” Achieve motivate me to achieve
my goals. Goals are what take us forward in
life they are the oxygen to our dreams.
They are the first steps to every journey we
take and our last. It is very important that you
realize the significance and importance of
goal setting and apply this knowledge in your
life.

are there, so you will not missing the best

events going on like festivals, ceremonies

and natural events. This is because you do not

want to leave the country without

experiencing what it known for. Before

travel, you need to make a research about

destination that you want to go in terms of

accommodation, transportation,

neighborhoods, food and places to visit.

Other than that bring snack are important

because traveling abroad is fun but eating in

a foreign country can sometimes become a

task. Bring small snacks that will tide you

over until you find that perfect restaurant or

food cart.

How do you want to achieve your
goal? You need to plan everything before
travel. From now, you must make a saving
and save money at the bank to make the
initial 5-year preparations journey. You must
make a list of places you want to go. In
addition, you must plan with whom to travel