Goals – It’s Complicated

Jan 4, 2023

I have always had a complicated relationship with goals and goal-setting. When I was first introduced to the concept as a young boy at the library, I became fascinated with it. Now, 60 years later, I still find the idea interesting, but I struggle to consistently implement the process in my life. How about you – do you have a similar experience with goals?

Today’s Theme: Goals

Quote

“Goals are dreams we convert to plans and take action to fulfill.”

– Zig Ziglar

“Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life.”

– Les Brown

Article

If you don’t have any goals, how can you figure out what you are going to do? How do you figure out where you are going? How do you know when you’re off course and need to change your course, or try a different road?

If you don’t have goals, your life appears to others (and probably to yourself as well) as a series of random and unrelated events. How are you going to see where your life is going if all you can perceive is randomness? [MORE]

https://philosiblog.com/2011/08/08/your-goals-are-the-road-maps-that-guide-you-and-show-you-what-is-possible-for-your-life/

Questions

  • What has been your relationship to goals and goal-setting?
  • What challenges or obstacles have you encountered in the process of pursuing your goals, and how have you overcome them?

I hope this helps you to become better and show you “what is possible for your life.”

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