No, Just Wishing for Love Is Not Enough

Writer and historian Washington Irving famously once said that “Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.”

And in all honesty, you should leave your wishes for your Amazon shopping lists. The rest? Meaning love, marriage, a great career, strong family ties, all these shouldn’t be just wishes. They should be your goals.

Because there’s a big difference between a wish and a purpose. Even now, when you’re just reading it, you can sense there is a big difference. The former refers to...