How to Make Goals Like a Gardner

How to Make Goals Like a Gardner

The 6 Steps

  1. Powerful Intentions – don’t focus on the end result…focus on the seeds you want to plant for life.
  2. Understand Your Season in Life – don’t plant seeds that can’t grow in your current environment.
  3. Sharpen Your Focus – Name Achievement Goals and follow them with Process Goals. Think about how to get there.
  4. You Only Want What Allah Wants For You – understand that sometimes your plants will not grow, and that everything is at the Will of Allah.
  5. Seek Barakat – Make Istakarah and Dua for your goals. Shukran Allah when you make progress and give sadaqah from the benefits.
  6. Plant for the Long Term – gardens need constant tending so they can continue to flourish.

Example:

Achievement Goal: Memorize the Quran

Process Goals:

  1. Learn to read the Quran with fluency and Tajweed – QRC
  2. Spend 1 hour every day reading Quran with 12-15 minutes devoted to memorizing
  3. Keep a journal of progress