Smart Goals

It’s being an amazing journey till now and I wish it continues for ever. Two classes it has been and I think the teaching methods are world class. It was time for the third class and professor Mandi was standing in front of the us, giving us a few moments to hold our breath since a very exciting class is about to begin.

 Mr. Mandi started explaining the importance of goal setting by giving examples of many people who feel as if they're adrift in the world. They work hard, but they don't seem to get anywhere worthwhile. A key reason that they feel this way is that they haven't spent enough time thinking about what they want from life, and haven't set themselves formal goals. Goal setting for them is a powerful process for thinking about their ideal future, and for motivating themselves to turn their vision of this future into reality. The process of setting goals helps us choose where we want to go in life. By knowing precisely what we want to achieve, we know where we have to concentrate our efforts.

The best and effective way to achieve one’s goal is to set SMART goal. This term was of course not new to the class but Mr. Mandi with his unique style explained the term clearly. I would like to explain this by an appropriate figure.

Goal Setting should evolve in a Fibonacci kind of way.

So, one must always try to challenge oneself and always set higher goals and never underestimate oneself.

 

After a one hour understanding of setting smart goals, a new concept began which is related to the Greek mythology and is called ‘PYGMALION’ effect.

According to the Greek mythology the Pygmalion was a sculptor who lived in Cyprus. Women who lived on Cyprus didn't stay virtuous, so Pygmalion decided to live alone and made a perfect sculpture, Galatea. During the Aphrodite feast, thanks to Pygmalion`s prayers, the sculpture turned into a real person. This was called The Pygmalion effect.

 The Pygmalion effect shows that if we want something enough, we'll get it. Another example of the Pygmalion effect is in groups. If there are two groups, one group thought that their teacher was "good", the other group thought he was "not good". The teacher treated both groups the same, but the group with a positive expectations had better outcomes than the others; Simply because those with positive expectations made them perform better than other students.

 

 

I can’t tell for every person but all I know is that it’s very hard to resist gaining the concepts in Mr. Mandi’s class. I am thorough with both the concepts and I know that I will never ever forget that. Again thank you so much Mr. Mandi for such a knowledgeable and fun filled class!!!!!!!!!