February 25, 2010
What Becomes Of A Goal Oriented Person As They Get Older?
I’ve always been goal driven. I’m a doctor of medicine. 51 years old.
I feel like I’ve accomplished just about everything and right now I have no goals, and feel kind of lost.
For awhile I created goals like skiing and mountain biking, but my recent skiing accident and the fact that I’ve been losing interest in these activities put a “damper” on my life.
What happens to people like me as they get older? Do I have to continue to set goals? I get depressed if there are no goals for me to attain.
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There are a lot of goals in life. It can be anything from doing a hobby to finding what you want in life. You still have a life in front of you, how are you going to spend it? Working, spending time with family, nothing at all? Lots of people get depressed when they feel they don’t have a goal. Having a goal, and working towards it, make people feel good becuase it gives them a purpose and when the complete their goal it gives them accomplishment. So find out what you feel you want/need to do in life. Your only 51, and still have a lot of life to live.
goal oriented people always need goals to feel happy… here’s a goal-continue to strive to improve the care you offer to patients every day if you are still practicing medicine
You are at a cross road, just enjoy the space for a while. You may choose not to be goal orientated anymore, and thats fine.
yes we always continue to set goals but in context we can do at our age