Goals and Why You Need Them

Every so often we need a change, a new pursuit, something to work towards that propels us ahead. In a word: we need goals. They can be little goals or big goals—size doesn’t matter. What does matter is having something to look forward to. Without goals life tends to get a little fuzzy around the edges, stagnant, we plod along putting one-foot-in-front-of-the-other. That gets old. Setting goals gives us a framework, a road map to the desired destination. Reaching toward any goal keeps inspirat...