Do you really need goals?

How many times have you heard that if you want to succeed, you need to set goals ? That without goals you lack focus and direction? That goal setting not only allows you to take control of your life's direction as it also provides you a benchmark for determining whether you are actually succeeding


It’s true that decades of research show that goals can get you to work harder, focus more and perform better. But they also can kill your creativity, make you more likely to cheat, and less likely to thrive.  To focus on outcome alone feeds people into a hamster-wheel mentality, as Bhagavad Gita (the fundamental Hindu text) communicates + 2000 years ago -  “Those who are motivated only by desire for the fruits of action are miserable, for they are constantly anxious about the results of what they do.”

So, yes do set your goals ... but focus on the process and not on the outcome alone; focusing on your behaviors is key on how you achieve goals.