,I don’t think life is all about goals but it helps to have direction and to keep moving in that general direction. I look at goals as 3 prongs (a person might have more or less). There are social goals (how many friends do you want to have). Personal goals (like spiritual goals, how many times do you want to go to church in a year), and professional goals (much money do you want to make, and what kind of job do you want in the future). I think it is good to have numerous goals. Goals come for me in two levels realistic and obtainable (This year I am going to lose 10 pounds) and obtainable and unrealistic (In 2012 I am going to run for President). You should always have goals it might be just getting to work on time everyday or staying on budget at lunch everyday in a week. Goals make life fun. When you reach one nothing compares to the feeling of accomplishment. Life is not all about goals I think life is what happens in between. Don’t miss the forest for the trees.

Suggested Reading:

Goal Setting for StudentsA book for parents and teachers to help students take more responsibility for their education.....Students learn how to use the goal setting principles in school and in life.....Winner of three national parenting book awards.