IELTS Speaking # Achieving Goals
There are so many goals that we all have in our lives and so much that we want to achieve. But, how much are we able to achieve and how much are we able to strive for achieving goals. Let us today have a look at some of the questions related to the success people get in achieving their goals.
Who is successful in your family? Why?
In my family, I think it is my father who is the most successful person. He was thrown out of the company he worked hard for, had to work in a company that gave him very less income and yet has managed to build a house and children that are now independent to be able to live their dreams. I believe it is success, because when we compare the circumstances, the ones that my father has gone through, I don’t think any one else in my family might have survived them so well.
Tell me about a goal that you achieved for yourself.
I remember few years back I had decided for myself that I will never drink tea and since then I have never even tasted it. It was a big thing for me because I had been addicted to tea and needed it every hour. Leaving it completely was a big step that I took and I am glad that I have been able to fulfill it.
What success have you had in an English class?
I remember when I was in class 6th, we had our half yearly exams and in the question paper of English there were questions only from between the chapter. During those days I was in love with English and would go on reading the chapter many a times. It was becaseu of this that I was almost thorough with the chapter. When everyone was worried about passing the exam, I had scored 94 in it. It was a great moment for me because it came as unexpected for so many.
Do you believe that people must work hard to become successful? Why or why not?
Definitely yes. Nothing worthwhile has ever been achieved without hard work. Although there are people who believe that successful people are the lucky ones, in my opinion luck is nothing but hard work. There are people who practice their moves several thousand times, print an article after writing 20 drafts. What one gets through luck might just be a chance.
Can you think of a successful person from your own county? What do they do? How do you think they did it?
Narendra Modi, the prime minister of our country is the most successful person I can think of. He started his career as a tea vendor, selling tea across, with minimal education he went on to become the most powerful person in our country. He spoke in an interview once, that he really works hard with waking up early to getting asleep at late night and he has done it several times in his life before achieving what he did.
What kind of success do you want in the future in your life?
I simply want to be able to open a company that gives equal and quality education to masses. I want that people are able to live their lives have dreams and succeed irrespective of the financial condition in which they are born.
What can you do now to be successful in the future?
The best thing anyone can do now, is to focus on now. There are people who wonder about future and make plans for the future but they forget that the most important thing is present. So, anyone who wants to be successful in the future must give high importance to the present, giving ones best to the present.
Do you think that money and fame means success?
It depends on the individual. If we look at our success from others point of view, it might mean but if we look at it from our own perspective, success is never about fame or money, it is about being able to do what you decided to do, to be able to fight the odds that one faced and to be able to win the toughest fight, the one within.
