Why Everyone Should Have At Least 5 Goals This Year

Goals are perhaps the single most important thing that anyone could ever learn in their lifetime.  I'd be willing to wager that it would be even more important than figuring out if "God" does in fact exist.  Let's face it, without goals, our Society would not be where it is today.  Goals are the very foundation of production, as well as the foundation of an Empire.

Everyone has their own Empire.  We could even break those down into three different categories: Small, Large, and Massive Empires.  If no one set goals for their life, we would not have made it past the Middle Ages, a very dark time in Human History.  One might go as far as to say that we might not even be alive today if no one had ever set goals.

Setting a Goal could be something as simple as saying, "I want to get married and have kids," and then you set out on that journey, looking, planning, and throwing around your options, sometimes literally.  Often times people set goals without even realizing that they are setting them.  How many of you had said that you wanted to get a New Playstation Console or Xbox and set out to do it?  What about a New(er) Car?  When you decide to do something, you instinctively know what you have to do in order to get it.

The biggest problem that we have today is that people are realizing that there are easier ways of doing things and they don't want to put in a little bit of work for those things that they want.  So, instead of living, they merely exist.  That is the difference in our Society today, far too many people merely exist and don't live.  Existing at this point can thus be defined as: working a 9 - 5 job, working for the man, working for the boss, living paycheck to paycheck, living cheap and not taking care of yourself.  Doesn't that sound like the vast majority today?  Whereas to live, could be defined as the following: following your dream, your passion, having financial freedom, being in control of your life and future.

Living, also known as Freedom, is a great thing to have.  If you're working a 9 - 5 job and 40 hours a week, you're not going to get ahead.  Instead, you're still just a slave to the big business.  This is one of the main reasons why you should have at least 5 goals this year.  No one wants to be a slave, you have to live, you have to adapt, you have to be smarter than your adversary.

Being in control of your life is very important for various reasons: Stress, Health, and Quality Family Time are just to name a few.  If you don't have control over your life, it gets out of control, you become lazy, and you ignore the important things, but instead keep yourself "too busy to do anything else."  If you're too busy to take care of yourself, to cook real food, to manage your finances, to do your own research, then there is something wrong with this picture.

As said in Rich Dad Poor dad by Robert Kiyosaki, "staying busy is the worst kind of lazy."  Have you ever had something that you needed to do, but you chose to ignore it and keep your mind occupied instead?  Yep, that's being lazy.  Too lazy to get the important things done.

It surprises me how many people think that having a steady job is living or even being in control.  It's neither of those, especially if you're existing to be a consumer and always spending your money on the next big thing.  That is called the Rat Race, being stuck on a Wheel, spinning your feet as fast as your can, thinking you're getting ahead by working a job, getting raises, and hoping that something "better" "comes along."  This is unfortunately the mentality of 90% of the population.

One more reason why you should have at least 5 goals this year is "Multiple Goals."  Yep, as simple of a concept as having multiple goals can keep you busy.  Having more than one thing to work on this year can help keep you from getting bored as well.  Not to mention that working on multiple projects stimulates the brain.  New activity revitalizes your mission, your purpose.  We all have a purpose in life, a reason for existing, and while it's similar in concept, it's details are going to be different for everyone.

So remember, be sure to set multiple goals this year and revitalize your mind.  Staying refreshed and focused if very important if we want to get ahead in life.  Don't be afraid to set your goals and make them happen.  It's going to take a little bit of work, but it'll work out to you having more free time to do what you want to do in the end.  By end, I don't mean the end of your life, such as retirement.  It can come sooner than you think, you just have to be willing to work for it.  Set a goal, make it count, and put 110% into it.  Because while you're working a 9 - 5 job putting 110% in a work, someone else is putting 110% into getting out of the Rat Race.  Remember, a 9 - 5 job should not be a lifestyle, it should be a stepping stone.  Go make it happen.