I had no goal of any kind to such a point that my father used to what will this boy do he's not interested in anything. But it was completely wrong because I was interested in so many things. I was not interested in the things that he was interested see when we say goals we must understand this from where you are if you set a goal for your life. You can only set a goal according to your present level of understanding and knowledge isn't it you think you have reached a destination where you know everything in the universe. So if you set a goal what kind of goal will you set a very meager goal and if you grow rapidly you will be disappointed with your own goal . This has been taught to you in the recent years that you must be goal oriented. Let's say you want mangoes in your house if you want mangoes you don't have to think of mangoes you have to think of soil you have to think of manure you have to think of water you have to think of sunlight. None of them look or taste like mangoes but if you take care of those things mangoes will come. Suppose you have a strong desire for mango but you did nothing about growing a mango tree in your home you will want to steal it from him if he has. So if you have goals you what you're calling as goals is your desires and your desires are an outcome of the kind of thought process that you have right now. The kind of thought process that you have right now is only dependent upon the sort of data that you have collected right now in 20 years time of life. What kind of data do you believe you have gathered to set a goal for life not necessarily every year we have this business event. In the month of november 200 CEO's come every year to train with us for four days. So last year one of them was asking me that guru we picked the best from the iits and iims and we keep paying them more and more and they keep asking for more and more.
But when I look at your organization you pay nothing to any
of them and it seems to function many times better than our corporation. What
is the secret? I said see this is all it iswe are devoted to the process we are
not concerned about the goal we are devoted to the process. If you do not do
what you're doing right now well your goal is going to be a fanciful desire that you made up in your mind. That is
not even yours your goals are all borrowed from 10 other people whatever is a
trend today that is your goal isn't it. I would tell the young people don't set
a goal. If you have absolute devotion to what you're doing right now depending
upon the times and the opportunities we will go as far as we go. But If you're
always concerned about the finish line and not the step that you're taking
right now you will fall flat on your face most probably. If you get to the goal
you will be disappointed if you don't get there you will be broken i want you
to look at it don't go by what i say watch those people who are driving BMW
Cars. Master days and whatever else okay successful people carefully watch them
how many of them are joyfully driving their BMW. How many of them are joyfully
driving their dream car that they worked for. You will see hardly anybody those
who have gotten to their goals are disappointed. Those who kidnap could not get
there are broken and frustrated what's the point of a life like this. Your
ability to do things is enhanced only when you're devoted to the process in
which you're involved. I am using the word devotion because people think
devotion means going to the temple in any field any arena of life sport art
music politics spirituality. You name it whatever you want, academics has
anybody reached any significant levels of achievement without being devoted to
what they are doing mediocre things. They have done only those who are devoted
to what they are doing they have done significant things on this planet and
that's what you must do.