The Moment by Margaret

The first stanza of the poem the moment is about the moment when you finally achieve the goal that you have been working for your whole life. in this stanza the poet says each of us has many dimensions of our lives arenas in which we have needs, desires and where we invest and spend ourselves through our commitments of time, energy, creativity, money and commitment.

The poet says that Goal setting is a formal process for personal planning. By setting goals on a routine basis you decide what you want to achieve, and then move step-by-step towards the achievement of these goals. The process of setting goals and targets allows you to choose where you want to go in life. By knowing precisely what you want to achieve, you know what you have to concentrate on to do it. You also know what is merely a distraction. Goal setting is a standard technique used by top-level athletes, successful business-people and achievers in all fields. It gives you long-term vision and short-term motivation. It focuses your acquisition of knowledge and helps you to organize your resources. He further says that by setting sharp, clearly defined goals, you can measure and take pride in the achievement of those goals. You can see forward progress in what might previously have seemed a long pointless grind. By setting goals, you will also raise your self-confidence, as you recognize your ability and competence in achieving the goals that you have set. The process of achieving goals and seeing this achievement gives you confidence that you will be able to achieve higher and more difficult goals.

Goals are set on a number of different levels: First you decide what you want to do with your life and what large-scale goals you want to achieve. ...