Why We Should Set Goals?
What is the main purpose of a goal? A goal is something that you want to attain and that you will do anything to achieve. Without a goal you have no direction in your life so you are wandering about aimlessly. Whatever you want from your life you can have it, providing you have a plan and take action.
In his video, “Achieve Your Goal: Jack Canfield On Never Giving Up,” Jack explains how he and his partner were trying to get “Chicken Soup For The Soul” published and it was rejected by 144 publishers before it was eventually published. They were told that the title didn’t make sense and that no-one wanted to read short stories.
After 14 months of trying to get the book published they took it to the National Booksellers Association where they finally found someone to publish it. The funny thing is that the publisher predicted that they wouldn’t sell more than 20,000 copies, but Jack and his partner had set a goal to sell 1½ million copies in 18 months!
Their goal was reached and they went on to sell millions of copies worldwide. If you have to ask yourself the question, “why should we set goals” then you should already have your answer. Jack didn’t just set a goal and do nothing about it, he took action trying to find a publisher and never gave up. Never, never give up!
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I think many people are afraid of success and this is why they shy away from it. I think this fear of success can be cured relatively quickly by listening to subliminal messages.
I think people have strategies for dealing with every situation in life…..how to act in a social settings, how to speak in public, how to be a parent and so own. These strategies or blueprints run largely unconsciously…..and that is why they are so difficult to change.
These blueprints are based upon beliefs that you have which were largely forced upon you as a child by well meaning parents, family, peers,education systems, religion and government. If you are not aware of something you can't change or improve it.
Unfortunately for many people these blueprints are not resourceful or empowering and even though your ultimate goal may be to be successful, wealthy and so on, your efforts keep being sabotaged by seemingly invisible forces.
One of the most important steps I learned before I became successful was first of all to set goals as this post recommends and then to become more aware in every moment what I was thinking and doing to sabotage my chances of achieving those goals. When you do this continuously you become more aware and success will gradually become a reality.
My main reason for a goal is to achieve something that I have not. I do this because its always fun to have some success you have never had and it does give you a great feeling as well.