I thrive in life till the age of 26, either in career and personal development. I felt great, made my parents proud and seems my life was heading in the right direction. Or at least, till the day my life fall apart.
I still remember the day I reached my life goal to become a Head Chef for a 5-star hotel. I felt accomplished, I told myself “You did it”.
The problem was that I didn’t have another goal, I was contented with this achievement. Back then I didn’t know that not setting goals in life can be a very dangerous thing to do for one own mind.
I feel bad to admit this, but walking the path of life without goals and purpose, it is been the worst experience of my life.
While this may seem like quite a harsh statement, it almost screwed my future. And because I was comfortable with my achievements and lifestyle, I lost the motivation and purpose to live each day.
From that negative experience, I’ve learned that I should NEVER walk life without goals, and you shouldn’t either. I’ve trimmed down the 5 most compelling reasons why you should set goals in life, but first, few warning signs that you need immediately to set goals are:
- You oversleep most days.
- You drink too much.
- Every weekend you go chilling out because life is stressful.
- Going out without any reason.
- Indulge in food.
- Drink too much coffee.
- Feel bored most days.
- Play video games as if would be your second job.
- Spend money on useless things or activities.
- Not feeling satisfied, therefore trying to make more money to buy more useless things.
There are more, but those are alarming warning signs. I speak from experience because I went through these during my depressing years. Thankfully, by setting new goals in life, I realized those were futile and unhealthy habits.
THE PERSONAL GOAL WAY
Do you set goals for yourself? What are your goals for the next 12 months? How about 3 years from now? 5 years? 10 years?
When you set clear goals, you’ll readily see your life lit with direction and meaning. As opposed to living day by day just for the sake of living, doing a job that you don’t love, spending time with people you don’t like.
Isn’t that magic?
How did I turn around my life?
I was blessed with a beautiful baby girl, which spark in me the desire to set meaningful goals to ensure a bright future for her and my new family.
Yes, it was a cause and effect sort of thing. You might think that your parents, friends or close one would help you in your life to greatness, right? Think again.
Unless you’re surrounded by successful people that TRULY care for you, that isn’t going to happen.
I hope, this article is going to trigger in you the same strong desire to set goals in your life to achieve greatness, live a rich life and ultimately create a strong purpose.
Below are 5 reasons why you may need to set goals in life:
1# MONEY & FINANCIAL PROSPERITY
What would you expect from a personal financial blogger as first reason to have goals in life? Your financial future depends on your life goals.
Setting long-term goals help you to move in the right direction in life. In turn rippling out to your short-term goals, then action plans, then daily actions.
Goals clear your path to success in life while achieving your full potential. Without goals, you’re like a boat with a broken engine in the middle of the sea. Stuck, hoping someone will rescue you.
Instead of hoping for rescue, fix the engine and drive your boat to the port.
A great example is Arnold Schwarzenegger, a gold-mine of inspiration. Arnie knows how to flex his goal setting muscle.
He stresses the importance to visualize goals in life. Arnold’s clarity is incredible. His goals were precise and concise. At the age of 15, Arnold visualized his goals:
How do you think Arnold is doing financially? Pretty good I suppose. He even bought a Tank (yes, a real one) for the fun of destroying things in his garden.
And here the result of having crystal clear goals in life:
Isn’t that powerful?
You bet it is.
2# LIVING A FULFILLING LIFE
Many people sleepwalk through life. Even though they work hard, have a good career or make good money, they don’t see themselves getting what they want.
They feel like having missed the train in their life. So, they wait, wait and wait for the next train to pass by, but it never does.
The common question ones ask is: “Is life worth living?
That’s because they don’t have clear goals and a direction where they want to go.
Students graduate and aren’t sure what to do with their life. Adults in their 30s, 40s, 50s are shocked how fast life is passing by and don’t know what to do next.
By sitting down and setting some goals, you break out from a life in autopilot and start living a conscious life. A life driven by your decisions rather than living a life without control or even worst, decided by others.
Life is packed with colorful experiences worth living. Live the life you want.
You might wonder: “It sound wonderful but how?”
The most effective way that has helped me to live a conscious and fulfilling life is at least once a year, set or review my life’s goals.
Few questions to help you set your goals:
- What do you want to do in life?
- What is important to you?
- What do you want your life to be like?
- And how will you get there?
Write it down, and keep it somewhere you will see it often, and take action.
3# ACHIEVE SUCCESS
Success is the end result of clear goals. Goals give you laser focus as what to spend your time and focus on.
Just think about your next business. Let’s say you want to open the best vegan restaurant in town. Even though you have not idea how to make it happen, the very act of setting a goal is taking you one step closer to the end result.
By setting goals, your time and energy can be funneled into the right areas to achieve success.
4# HAPPINESS
Scientific research shows that setting and working towards goals can contribute to happiness in various ways, including:
- Give us a sense of purpose and meaning
- It’s a source of engagement and pleasure
- When we achieve our goals, we feel accomplished building our confidence and meaning.
Actively working forward our goals bring as much joy as achieving the end result.
Do you want to be happy in life? Set your goals and achieve them.
5# BIG DREAMS COME REAL
You have a big dream in your mind, and I’m here to help you along the way. It’s easy to feel discouraged when you’re starting moving forward, but with a firm goal in mind, the impossible will become possible.
Proper goal setting help to break down big tasks in smaller and easier actions having a positive psychologic impact in your life. It’s important to stay motivated during your path to greatness.
Count on me on this journey, I want to see you succeed.
There are many more reasons, of course, and each person will find her own reasons. These are just a few of mine.
However, I can conclude that having goals is important in life to push you to be the best that you can be. Other benefits of setting goals include the greater likelihood of attaining prosperity, which may come in the form of money or personal satisfaction. See, you have nothing to lose, only to gain.
For more on goal setting, read “How To Setting Meaningful Goals”.
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