You should say
-What was it?
-When did you set it?
-How did you achieve it?
-Explain how it influenced your life?
Model Answer
Introduction
- In other to be successful in life,
- Goals have to be set.
- It serves as a guideline for success.
- I happen to be a goal-driven person.
- So I will tell you about one of the goals I set for myself and achieved.
What was it?
- I am a lover of books.
- I love reading wide.
- Any type of book I read them.
- I once bought a voluminous book of 1300 pages
- And I wanted to finish it in two days.
When did you set it?
- It was a year ago,
- Around May.
- I wanted to read at least 3 voluminous books that month.
- I have been reading little volumes of books before,
- But I want to change and improve myself
How did you achieve it?
- I drew out a reading schedule.
- And allotted a certain amount of pages I will read each hour.
- And I started reading, I made sure not to miss any allotted time.
- Since I had free time, I was able to finish it before the end of the following day.
How did it influence your life?
- I learned that day that whatever I put my heart to with dedication I will achieve it.
- Ever since then I put determination in whatever I do
- And I have become better at reading.
Conclusion
Reading completes me. I get lost in whatever I am reading and picture myself as the character a in the book. Reading gives me an imaginative mind.
Part-3 : Follow up Questions @Smart Alpine Education
Que 1: Do people need to write down goals or simply memorize them?
Writing makes it easy to keep track of your goals. You can forget what you have memorized but whatever you have written down will stay in your mind more.
Que 2: Do Indian people usually set goals?
Yes they do but most times they get derailed or distracted from their goals
Que 3: Do Parents set goals for children?
Yes, sometimes to make their children focus and not have a distracted mind.
Que 4: When do young people start setting goals for themselves?
Young people should start setting goals at an early age so they can achieve their dream on time and also reach a successful life.
Que 5: What are the kinds of goals that are unrealistic?
Goals are unrealistic when the goal is something that requires more energy, skills, talents, and time than you have available to achieve it.
Ques 6: Do young people and old people have different kinds of goals? What are they?
Yes they have different goals. But the most common personal goals reported by older people have consistently been related to health, family and other close relationships, basic daily activities, independent living, and leisure-time activities. Young people’s goals are getting a good education, a good job, a good man or woman to marry, and building a good career.
Ques 7: What is more fulfilling working towards a goal or achieving it?
Having some clearly defined goals will help you to feel better about yourself and your life in general, especially when you stick to those goals, actively work towards achieving them, and end up accomplishing and surpassing your initial expectations.
Que 8: Do you think it’s important to have realistic goals?
It is very important because, by establishing realistic goals, you achieve many positive things for yourself. When your goals are set too high, you are asking for failure. When your career and job search goals are realistic, then you can win.