Certainly, there is nothing as satisfying as achieving a goal. But think about this, when you’re setting your goals where’s the most important place? Is it where you are or where you want to be? If you say it’s where you are, certainly, you can’t get anywhere without knowing where you are right now. So, the current situation is really important.
Some of you might say, well of course, the future is the most important place in setting a goal because that’s the very definition of a goal – a desired future state.
So, which is it?
I want to offer you a different thought. The most important place in a goal is likely the space between – the gap between where we are and where we want to be.
Think about it. Let’s say you set a goal for yourself to have a 3.75 GPA in my biology major by the end of this coming academic year. Right, if you set 3.75 as a goal, think about the direction that goal will give you every day in the space between where you are and where you want to be.
How different would it be if you set a goal, for example, that said, I’d like to get a 2.0 in my biology major between where I am and where I want to be. I think the way you live will be very different.
I know that when I set a goal for myself and I put that goal in that gap each and every day it gives me direction that helps me accomplish that goal more quickly and more efficiently.
Give it a try. You might be pretty impressed how quickly you achieve your goals.