Psychological Self-Management Goal Setting Indians are more oriented to living in the present. There is a tendency toward an immediate rather than postponed gratification of desires. Living each day as it comes is emphasized. This value is closely tied to the philosophy that one should be more interested in being than in becoming. One result of the disparity between the Indian's present orientation and the European's future orientation is that frustration often results when Indian students are pressured to forgo present needs for future vague rewards.
Goals are necessary to accomplish anything that needs focused attention.
Goals change a hope for something into a plan to make it happen. Make your goal positive. Don't say what you will NOT do, but what you will do. Make your goal small and specific. If your goal is too big, break it into smaller steps that you know you can accomplish.