Aging Matters: Personal Goals for Life Portfolio

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Step One
Over my life, I have had different things that I strive to attain regarding my family
commitments. According to Linda (2017), families are fundamental components of human life
because they are the only place where one’s life initiates and love never ends. Therefore, it is
crucial to ensure full obligation towards enhancing the well-being of all members of the family.
One of the primary goals that I wish to attain when it comes to family commitment includes
having a schedule that allows me to balance the time I dedicate to other things and my family. I
also aim to commit my efforts towards raising a family that is united, and one that knows how to
assist each other. This would be attained by loving my wife and children and teaching them the
importance of remaining together in both good and bad times.
Apart from family commitment, I also have various goals when it comes to work.
According to Charlotte (2015), work is very fundamental because it is the one which gives
human beings an income that helps them to access most of the essential needs. To succeed in
work, I plan to attain a career growth by committing my efforts to all tasks that I undertake and
respecting both my senior and juniors. I also aim to remain in my career until retirement by
respecting all rules and regulations that govern the organization that I work to avoid the chances
of doing things that may make me to be fired. The other goal that I have regarding work is
committing my efforts in the tasks that I do to ensure my organization attains its objectives.
Community service is also part of things that I have set goals for. To live well with
people after retirement, it is always good to serve the people when one has the energy to do so
(Niklas, 2015). For this reason, I have set some goals that I wish to attain before I retire. Some of

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these goals include serving the community through helping the needy and participating in some
of the social work activities such as planting trees, cleaning the environment and so forth. I also
have the goal of making as many people as possible in my community to change their living
standards by raising funds to educate the needy students, and entrepreneurs to start businesses.
Various reasons make me to have these goals. For instance, having goals that pertain
family commitment is fundamental because as Negru (2011) states, one’s family should come
among the top priorities when deciding about caring plans. Having goals that relate to family
commitments will make me to remain happy when I retire, and for the rest of my life. For
community service, the reason that makes me to have goals regarding this aspect is that I trust
the community is one of the best which helps one to relate well with people. Finally, the reason
that makes me to have goals regarding work is that job plays a crucial role in life because it helps
one to attain funds.
Step two
To attain personal goals for life portfolio, various things will influence the strategies I
shall use in different ways. Some of these things comprise health, economics/finances, and
culture. According to Ali (2011), health plays a crucial role in determining the chances of
attaining goals. If one is sick, he/she fails to engage in activities that may make him/her to do
activities that are fundamental to achieving goals. For instance, in most cases when ill, a person
does not report to work because of not having enough energy or concentration in what he/she
should undertake. This brings a significant impact in attaining goals because if for example,
one’s goal is to have few absent cases, the chances of achieving these goals become limited.