My Goal Or No Goals Essay

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Here 's my 'goals or no goals ' story. When I had a job, I thought it sucked, but looking back there is one thing that made it worthwhile. I didn 't have to think. I went in, followed my schedule for the day, and then went home. It was easy. The owners or CEOs were the ones who focused on the goals for the company. I just focused on getting through the day.

Setting Goals Or No Goals

When I decided to run my own online business, it was different. I made up the rules. I decided what my schedule would be like. And, I had to decide the goals that my business was striving for.

But for the past year, I have had a full-time 'employer '. He 's technically a client, but because I worked for him for so long, an employer seems more like an accurate word. I was his ghostwriter, and the 'job ' took
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I can 't set my schedule down to the minute because life happens and things don 't always work out the way I want them to.

Moreover, unexpected surprises come and doors open up, and if I limit myself I can 't enjoy them or take advantage of them.

I want to be successful. I want to be so successful that my main goals in life will be having fun and enjoying the view I have from my secluded cabin by the ocean. But to have the type of success I want, I believe, I need to understand where I am going (have clear goals) and take action to get there.

Moving forward, I 'm going to set goals, but not limits. I 'm going to stick with my yearly, monthly, and weekly goals, but I 'm not going to limit myself from the choice of taking a new turn if an opportunity presents itself.

I 'm excited about my goals now that I 'm no longer struggling with the question of whether I should have goals or no goals!

I 'm no longer self-handicapping. I 'm no longer stressing out about my daily routine. Instead, I 'm doing the things that I know are going to help me get to where I want to be, and I am starting to feel more productive in my

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