Some of us are already to that age where our kids are convinced that we just don't understand anything about life. Recent research suggests that the simple act of setting a goal to accomplish something will increase our chances of being successful in whatever it is we want to do. The other side of this issue is the question of how specific goals need to be. Now we get to the tricky part, so far we have posed a whole lot of questions but no answers. Let's look at goal setting systematically.
Goals focus our attention on a specific course of action.
They, in essence chart the path for us. What we want to do how we intent to get there and what we need to take into consideration along the way. That question is a little more difficult. Let's use an example to explain this point. Say you want to lose weight.