Importance of Goal Setting

I will begin this article with a small story.

There were two guys standing on a road. A car at high speed passed them and dog sitting nearby started to chase the car.

First person asked,” Will this dog be ever able to catch the car?”

Second person said,” This does not matter whether he will be able to catch it or not. What I am thinking is what will he do to catch it?”

Are we like that dog which runs after each and every car that moves nearby?

What is your answer to this question?

Yes or No?

Here comes the importance of goal setting. We need to set a goal and then chase it. It should not be the scenario that whatever we are chasing becomes our goal. Our goal should decide our path and not vice-e-versa.

Let me again consider a small situation.

You are one of the members of a group of five students who are planning to go for vacation to Leh  (deliberately using this place, I wish I could go there). Now I am considering that all the students live in hostel and then being short on finance becomes obvious (No offences to those who have lot of money). So you plan to go by train (general coach :P) to the nearest railway station and then by bus (remember: you are short on finances). And finally you reach Leh (No need to write this line because it is obvious that when you are planning to go to Leh then you will reach Leh for sure).

Did you ever think of boarding a train to Jaipur to reach Leh in this journey?  (You must be thinking that I am mad and talking such insane by asking this)

Answer is blunt NO. Why?

The reason is your focus towards your goal. You decided your goal and your destination before starting your journey and every step followed it. Same applies to our life. We need to decide our goals and destinations before hand so that whatever decisions we take follow it. We have to live a life in which each and every decision of our life is decided by us because we want it to be that way. Life should follow the direction given by us and not vice-e-versa.

Many people after reading this article will contradict my view point but I will ask one thing: when we can decide our small actions in life then why bigger decisions can’t be taken with utmost planning?