Whatever we may already have in life, we need to keep moving. Achieving a goal can be satisfying, but only for a while. Then we reach for the next pleasure, as the saying goes. Life may be cyclical, but it isn’t a closed loop. It’s a spiral. Everything in the universe either grows or dies. The first thing that makes us happy, then, is the process itself. We were designed to grow.
Most of us feel a gap between where we are and where we want to be. That isn’t a bad thing. The gap is the trigger that moves us forward. How can you tell whether you’re on the right path? Look at your progress. If you’re getting closer, you’re on track. If you’re not, you’re not.
In this episode, I talk about studies showing that you can get what you want within five years. That depends on two things: knowing what you want and keeping your attention on it.
Many people go through life without goals, dreams, or aspirations. They don’t know where they want to go, and that seems perfectly fine to them. Think about what that means. It’s like a plane taking off without a destination. As the rabbit tells Alice, if you don’t know where you want to go, it doesn’t matter which road you take.
Alice may have been in Wonderland, but we’re in the Land of Israel, where simply going with the flow isn’t always wise. Without a destination or intention, you could end up flowing out to sea like sewage.
Your goals don’t all have to be sky-high. Mine come in every size, right down to my nails. Everyone has their own goals, and those goals can change as we change and as the world changes around us. The question is simple and immediate: can you say what your goals are right now and for the near future?
Listen in and find out how it’s done.
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