Goals are good. They are useful tools to help keep us on track. Goals, and the things we do to reach them, are some of the building blocks of our lives. Having goals, and even accomplishing them, will never bring fulfillment or happiness unless you are building on the foundation of Jesus Christ. Too often, the things we use to measure success are the shallow things of this world, not the things of eternity.
Knowledge fades away as our minds wither in the aging process.
Money may be lost in the stock market, and it certainly won't follow us after death. A career can end in a moment when a company fails or the boss fires us. Fame may be fleeting. Even family and friends will let us down and disappoint us sometimes. That is the soul.