The Importance of Setting Goals

“If you strike at nothing, you will hit it everytime.”

Imagine that you are going on a trip and upon your arrival you are awarded with everything you could want. Money, houses, cars, love, good health, perfect weather, it’s like Fantasy Island, if you can think of it, it will be given to you.

The night before, you make sure you set your alarm clock to get up an hour early, you had the oil changed in your car, the tires rotated, the gas tank is full, and your bags are packed and you’re ready to go. You don’t want anything to prevent you from getting there. You have everything you need, except one thing, directions on how to get there. No map, no GPS and no idea of how you’re going to get there. You’re just going to get into your car, drive and hope for the best.

I’m sure you are thinking this would be crazy, that you would never get anywhere. It would be an impossible and futile trip, a waste of time and energy.

Now compare your life to this journey. Did you prepare for it with written goals or did you just jump into the car with no thought as to where you are going? Is your life a nomadic, aimless journey or is it one guided by planned choices?

Often times, we are unhappy with our jobs, our mate, our physical appearance and our lives. We’re just waiting for that big “Calgone” moment, to come rescue us from our everyday anxieties. This only happens on television, however, if we set clear goals in our life, starting small (baby steps) so that they are attainable, we don’t have to sit and wait for something good to happen to us, we can go and create good for ourselves. We all know what we should be doing, but it’s the applying of the information that makes a difference, the actual doing something about it.

Successful people have a plan, they know where they are going. They have a map, a navigation system and written directions called goals. When I write my goals on paper, somehow I seem to get them done almost effortlessly and when I slack off and I’m not prepared everything is in caios. I am striking the air, wondering around, going nowhere and getting nothing done. Always keep goals as your direction in life, you’ll go far.

Recommended Reading:
Goal Setting 101 : How to Set and Achieve a Goal!
Motivation and Goal Setting: How to Set and Achieve Goals and Inspire Others (Motivation and Goal Setting)
Motivation & Goal Setting : The Keys to Achieving Success