Goals

The number one reason people don’t set goals is that they have not yet accepted personal responsibility for their lives

Intelligence, education, hard work, and good connections are useful; but without goals, you tend to drift like a rudderless ship from project to project, never harnessing your full potential.

The primary benefit of setting goals is that you begin to take control of your life.  The overwhelming majority of Americans are so caught up in the urgent activities of daily living.  They are running hard, but getting nowhere because they have confused activity with accomplishment.

Without clearly written, precise goals you will invariably drift in whatever direction the wind happens to be blowing.  Instead of being assertive and proactive with your life, you’ll simply react to the world around you and become the self-induced victim of circumstance.

Winners, on the other hand can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who they will be sharing their adventure with them.

Taken from Denis Waitley Seeds of Greatness: The 10 Best Secrets of Total Success

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