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How Goals Improve Well BeingI'm a firm believer in goals. I've had them for as long as I can remember. I've had them when I didn't know them as goals. It was just something inside, part of my lifestyle. Maybe it was the Law of Attraction and not necessarily goals that made the difference to my well being. But regardless, goals are important. You are a WINNER! It's mind over matter....it's getting in the zone. According to Wikipedia, Individuals can set personal goals. A student may set a goal of a high mark in an exam. An athlete might run five miles a day. A traveler might try to reach a destination-city within three hours. Financial goals are a common example, to save for retirement or to save for a purchase. Managing goals can give returns in all areas of personal life. Knowing precisely what one wants to achieve makes clear what to concentrate and improve on, and often subconsciously prioritizes that goal. Goal setting and planning ("goal work") promotes long-term vision and short-term motivation. It focuses intention, desire, acquisition of knowledge, and helps to organize resources. Efficient goal work includes recognizing and resolving all guilt, inner conflict or limiting belief that might cause one to sabotage one's efforts. By setting clearly defined goals, one can subsequently measure and take pride in the achievement of those goals. One can see progress in what might have seemed a long, perhaps impossible, grind. Watch this short TED video and take that small step that could lead you to a big change. "My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is Heaven, I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, diluted, or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of adversity, I won't give up, shut up, let up, or slow up." ~ Robert Moorehead
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