With goals, you get a bird’s – eye view of your life. An overview. Think of being in a plane or balloon, soaring over the scenery, looking down. Everything seems so small, so clear. You get above the trivial details, above the self-doubt. This kind of perspective allows you to do the right thing, at the right time, for the right reason in the right way.

Synchronicity

When you set goals and pick a course of action, unexpected things start to go your way. Unseen forces in the universe begin to say, “Yes”! People and resources come into your life to help. It all starts with a clearly stated goal, one that you understand and that you can communicate to others. This works even better if you have a real passion  for your goals. People pick up on your passion, your commitment. They want to contribute, to be part of your excitement, so they offer money, time, connections.

Your mind works for you

When you have a goal, your mind goes about searching for information and opportunities that can help. Have you ever bought a book and suddenly everyone else is reading that book? Why haven’t you noticed this before now? Your brain, to avoid overload, screens out information not essential to your survival and success. When you know what your goals are, your mind works to incorporate them into what it lets into your consciousness. This can change your life very quickly.  You may get lightning strike ideas, seemingly out of the blue. In reality, the brain is processing all kinds of input from the outside, mixing it with your goal or purpose and eureka!

 You enjoy life more (I am not talking about living for your goals)

Your goals allow you to really live. You can enjoy the now and still look to the future. It is like being a kid again! People who are living their dreams and striving for meaningful  goals wake up in the morning excited, full of anticipation. Don’t you want to live like that? You can’t wait to start the day, you are constantly stimulated, curious, eager to interact with others, passionate about what you want, what you value, what makes you happy, it is easier to make decisions which reduce stress. The directionless life is not the happiest to look back on.

Motivation

We all need something that moves us, that we enjoy doing, and that we are good at. We need to feel useful. We need to help others or belong to a cause larger than ourselves. We know we could help make this a better world, if only on a smal scale. In this wold of rapid change, people have a deep need to control their own fate.