“When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind” – Roman Philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca.

The above words summarizes a long-standing truth: for life to have direction, goals are essential.
For many people today, life is an aimless drift. Many do not understand where they have been, where they are and where they are going. They seem not to understand the very essence of their existence. A good number of people are just content with avoiding the rocks and whirlpools of life. With no fixed bearing, anyone of us could become like the waves that are carried forward by the wind one moment and driven back the next.
To find the right wind, we need to set goals in life and work hard towards achieving them. Great athletes, successful business people and top achievers in all fields all set goals. A lot of people who seem fed up with life are likely living for the day. They lack the motivation to fight and a reason not to give up. Not setting goals could wreck your life and make it look miserable.
There are 1001 reasons you should set goals in life. If you wish, just take a look at 4 benefits of having goals as highlighted below:

Set goals now – take home at least 4 benefits

1. Goals give you long-term vision.

Goals give you the ability to see beyond the obvious. Having a goal can enable you set your sight on that which no one can see. It helps you examine the future and keep it within reach. Where do I see myself in the next 2 years? How can I go with this? What can I achieve in the near future? These questions and more can never be properly answered without goals. If you cannot see yourself now in relation to the future, then you need to re-examine your situation. It’s usually very difficult to find one’s orientation when one has no goal.

2. Short-term motivation:

Goals can move you to action. Usually, when all was not going as planned, most people give up. Because they cannot look forward to anything, they lack the motivation and reason to keep going. For example, an applicant going for a job interview, whose car broke down on the way, would try to fix it or find alternatives. Why? He has the goal of arriving for the interview on time. On the other hand, someone who jumped into his car without any destination in mind, may not take the car breakdown as serious as the job interview guy. This example goes a long way to show that when something is at stake, we act with more courage and zeal. When nothing is at stake, we act like nothing is at stake. There is no motivation at all. Goals give us plenty reasons not to abandon our efforts halfway.

3. Helps us set the right priorities.

several things in life demand our attention and resources. Often, we have a lot of decisions to make regarding what we do first and what to do later. What can help us set the right priority and make the best decisions? Goals. If you have the goal of, say, losing weight, you will give priority to your diet and exercise plan. If you need a job, you give priority to job-hunting over entertainment. If you want to get more followers on Steemit and earn more, you give priority to Steemit over watching TV. We can make the right decisions in life and give priority to most important things if we are working towards a goal. Otherwise, we may end up doing unimportant things first, and relegating important matters to the bottom.

4. Helps you measure progress.

Is it easy to know how much you have improved if there are no goals? Difficult! When you achieve your goal, you know that you have moved up one level. Goals help us know how much we have come. It helps us see that we are now in the future we saw in the past. Goals help us see the present in relation to the past, allowing us to draw the right conclusions regarding our situation. And more often than not, we set higher, tougher goals when we have accomplished easier ones. When we achieve our goals, it becomes easier to understand the concept of growth and progress, and we want to move forward.

Conclusion

From how I have reasoned above, anyone can draw the right conclusion. Its simple.
Without goals, no wind is the right wind. With goals, it becomes easier to identify the right wind(the right route, method or resources).
Wouldn’t it be nice if we all set goals and work hard to achieve them?

Your view

Kindly tell us your view on setting goals. Share with us some of the goals you set and achieved. Are there any goals you are currently working to achieve?

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