Aging Matters: Personal Goals for Life Portfolio

This article discusses personal goals for life portfolio in aging matters. It covers strategies to achieve goals in family commitment, work, and community service. The article also highlights the influence of health, economics/finances, and culture on achieving personal goals.

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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.

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Economics/finances also may influence how I will achieve my personal goals for my life
portfolio because money is the one that determines how one is likely to live after retirement. If
one does not have enough finances to have savings, for instance, it is expected that personal
goals for life portfolio may be influenced (Richard, 2012). Finances will also determine one’s
ability to support some of the activities undertaken in the community. If for instance, I don’t
have enough finances, it will be impossible to assist in donating funds to pay school fees for the
needy students, support entrepreneurs to start businesses and so forth. It will also be challenging
to play a role in community service because if I don’t have money, it means I will spend most of
the time working to earn a living.
Culture is also another factor that is likely to influence the chances of achieving my
personal goals for my portfolio. Karen (2017) defines culture as the customs, ideas and social
behaviors held by a group of people. These aspects have a significant impact on attaining goals
for my portfolio because if for example my ideas or customs differ from those of other people, it
may be challenging to achieve some of my goals. If for example, I live in a community that holds
views that contradict the strategies I have set for achieving some of the goals, like career goals,
for instance, attaining these aims may be difficult because if I strive to attain them, the beliefs
held by the community will act as barriers to achieving success.
Step three
One of the primary strategies that I plan to use to build my life portfolio is dedicating my
effort in my career. According to Christie (2016), successful career lead to successful life. If I
work to satisfaction, I will earn funds that will make me to live a fulfilling life even when I age.
Committing my efforts in my career include minimizing absenteeism, working beyond my

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bosses’ expectations and following rules and regulations. I also plan to save and invest as much
as I can so that I may have enough resources that can enable me to live a fulfilling life.
As for family commitment, I plan to use different strategies that will keep me focused on
ensuring my family lives a happy life. This will include proving all necessities required, such as
taking my children to the best schools, providing a healthy diet, proper clothing and assisting
them to attain better medical services. I also plan to spend enough time with my family to create
a healthy bond that will develop the sense of togetherness. Taking my family for holidays is also
part of the strategies I plan to use to show family commitments. Holidays will play a key role in
helping my wife and children to learn something new, and also get some time to relax their
minds (Constance, 2016). Taking them for holidays will also give me a chance to socialize with
them and break the house boredom.
To attain my goals regarding community service, I plan to save some money that will
assist me to assist the needy children in getting food and shelter, paying hospital bills for the
poor, participate in social work and so forth. I also plan to have proper time management that
will include spending some time with community members to discuss critical issues that affect
the well-being of the people around. I also plan to contribute a lot in donating funds to educate
children from low-income families because education is one of the best ways of assisting a
person to live a better life in the future (Richard, 2015). I also plan to play a role in organizing
events that can put the community together such as games and cultural activities.

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