Why Set Goals?

There is a theory that setting goals for yourself is a waste of time because most will fail to achieve them, and if you do achieve your goal, when then? There’s a brief celebration followed by a sense of disappointment and a “is that it?”

This theory misses the point of why we need goals. A goal is a vehicle we use to change something about ourselves. It gives us a direction, not necessarily a destination so that our lives have a sense…