Why You Must Start Setting Goals!

If there is one message I must get across, it is this. You must
start setting goals in every major area of your life. Right now,
whatever your age, whatever you are doing.

Without something to focus on, the decisions we make and actions we
take daily will not have any long-term direction, and will not
result in any kind of achievement.

Without direction, we will be caught up with short term outcomes
like paying the bills, watching TV, going shopping, trying out the
newest restaurant, avoiding problems or simply making it through
one hectic week after another. Like rats on a treadmill. We will
tend to be caught up in a stressed and monotonous existence instead
of designing a destiny and truly living.

The human mind is always pursing some kind of goal, however feeble.
If we don't focus our mind on long term goals that lead us to
success, our minds will tend to focus on short term and small goals
that serve only tp distract us and waste our time.

I always like to use a river as a metaphor for life. We are all in
our boats moving down this raging river which splits into many
tributaries downstream, representing the many outcomes. Which
tributary we take will determine where we end up.

When we are clear which stream we want to take, we will begin
rowing in that direction. Now, along the way, there are definitely
going to be currents that pull us in different directions.

There are going to be rocks and rapids that block our path. But if
we stay focused on where we want to go, we will just keep rowing
steadfastly, re-directing our boat until we get to our destination.

However, if we go through life without any clear idea of where we
are going and where we want to end up, we will just row our boats
aimlessly. We will just allow the currents and the rocks to move us
in all directions.

This is what happens to most people. There end up going down a
stream that they don't want to be in. When they finally realize
that it is not an outcome they want, they start paddling hard to
avoid it. By this time, for many, it will be too late.

They go over the rapids (disaster) or finish up in a dead-end mill
pond. They end up feeling frustrated, disillusioned and unfulfilled
in the many different areas of their life. So, surely it is time to
start deciding where you want to end up in your river of life!

Start setting goals today!