Why Is Goal Setting Important

Goal setting is one of the most challenging and rewarding tasks, you can do in your life. It commands supreme concentration and causes you to think about what it is you are doing in relation to what you want. It puts power and control in your hands.
The yearly goal setting process allows you to live with the realization that life is a journey and not a destination. It allows you to enjoy the process because you have not attached time stress to the goal. You are giving yourself permission to accomplish but you are doing it on your schedule.
The greatest challenge we face in a day is in finding the time to think. It is hard for us to do because through our upbringing, we are raised task oriented in the physical sense. It comes from the premise if we are not doing "something" we must not be doing "anything."
We know we are busy, generally tired, getting items accomplished, but the question remains, "Are we being productive?"
As we become more accomplished and trust in the goal setting process we soon feel more confident in achieving higher, and more rewarding goals. Our Goal Setting Journals remind us where we are and the actions required of us in completing the process. Anytime we want to check our progress we just have to open our journal and we will see right where we left off. We never have to feel disappointed or pressured, as we control the time commitment. We can see immediately when we are trying to put too much on our plate at any given time. It allows us to see and then work towards stronger prioritizing skills. If you wish to have ten goals on the go at one time, it becomes an easy way to track, monitor, and measure your overall