Why is goal setting important in our lives?  The obvious answer is that if we don’t know where we want to go, then any destination will do. 

Whether we realize it or not, we are setting goals everyday.  Each day, from the moment we wake up, we are deciding what we are going to do with that day.  For the vast majority of us, we do this unconsciously.  We decide what to have for breakfast, what to wear, how to get to school or work on time, what we must accomplish that day, or just waste the day away watching television.  We make a lot of choices and set a lot of goals in the course of a day.The question we must ask ourselves is are we effective in our goal setting?  Since goals are so important to us, are we taking the time to think about the impact they are having in our lives?

Are we considering where we are putting our time and effort?  Do we get to the end of our day, or the end of our lives, feeling as if we wasted valuable, irreplaceable time in accomplishing little or nothing?  Remember, time goes by very fast.

So, if you’re considering starting a business for yourself…do you have goals? Do you have a goal for today? How about for next month, next year? What is the biggest goal in your mind? Is it so big that it’s scary?

Do you have an idea that you come back to again and again? Does it scare you?

If it does, then I believe some form of that idea is probably what you are meant to go after.

We’ll continue on with goal setting.