Design Your Life

As Seneca once said:

“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favourable.”

Goals allow you to set a clear direction to move forward to your chosen port. Imagine being in a sailboat with no destination in mind. Sailing aimlessly to where ever. The same thought process could be applied to a life with no goals. You may be moving forward, but are you moving towards what YOU want in life?

Goals allow you to focus your energy to your advantage. Rather than using your energy on many different areas, setting goals will channel your energy on moving forward.

They are your personal statements of what you want to achieve and how you choose to spend your time. Rather than achieving someone else's goal you are now clear on what you want to achieve. Without goals, you can drift aimlessly, going from one thing to another, never achieving the success in the area that you choose.

Goals enable you to:
- achieve more because you are focused
- improve your self-confidence by seeing what you have accomplished
- have a sense of self-satisfaction.

One secret to remember is to set realistic goals. Don’t set so many goals that you will feel overwhelmed. And once a goal is set it is not written in stone, you can adjust your goals.