1. GOAL SETTING GIVES DIRECTION TO LIFE
While it can be fun to live without direction in the short term, in the long term human beings are wired to need a purpose and direction. Goal setting gives a sense of direction and purpose to life.
I have strongly reiterated in my Amazon-published book, This Way To Freedom, how important goal setting is. It sets your destination. It helps you focus on the “prize” and avoid the feeling of getting “lost”.
2. IT MAKES SURE WE ARE THE ONES CHOOSING THE DIRECTION OF OUR LIFE — NOT OTHERS, NOT FATE, NOT THE MEDIA, ETC.
It is often easy to let others set our direction for us. We take a job because family or friends point us in that direction and then we follow the dictates of our bosses. We move in other directions because popular culture or the media tells us to do so. The simple truth is that if we do not set our own goals then we will find it too easy to follow a path set by others. This can lead to stress and unhappiness. We have a greater chance of happiness and fulfillment following our own path and pursuing our own goals.
3. GOAL SETTING MOTIVATES
While goals certainly give our lives direction, they also provide the motivation to get us through difficult times and choices. Perhaps going to college at night while working full-time may be stressful and difficult in the short term, but in the long run, being able to pursue the professional goals we desire will make it worthwhile.
4. IT MAKES SURE WE GET WHAT WE WANT IN LIFE
Goals also serve as the destination for what we really want out of life. For some people, goals are measured in money or material goods, while for others goals are measured in time or freedom. If we do not have goals outlined that suit our unique perspective on life it is easy to become sidetracked by life and others.
6. GOAL SETTING REDUCES STRESS
Just as goals save time they also reduce stress because using your goals to focus your life and choices makes it easier to make those choices. Should you take that new position at work? How does it match your goals?
7. IT GIVES A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT
Finally, goals give you a measurable sense of accomplishment (learn more about SMART goals here). Every goal you achieve, in fact, every step you take towards that goal, can give you a boost of energy and momentum to keep going. Each success powers you toward the next level of success.
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