At the age of twenty two, I read a book that described the importance of having a goal in life. In the books example, a survey had been carried out at a school. Students who had just completed their GCSE'S were asked a series of questions. One was "Where would you like be in five years?"
When I was sixteen, I would have answered that question by saying that I didn't know. It was something I had never considered.
Only five of the one hundred responses were accepted by survey respondents as having a goal. Five years later, the students were tracked down and the five people who had had a goal, when their net asset https://julibox.com/ worth's were added together, the total amount was higher than all of the other ninety five's added together. Although money isn't everything, this proves that people with a goal in their lives are more likely than those who don't.
When I looked back at my life, I was twenty-two and had zero net assets. I had been working for six years and had nothing to show for it. I began to think about the future, and set my own goals.
This has helped me in a very big way, to purchase for example my first house. I was not happy paying a landlord rent for the rest of my life as this was like throwing money down the drain. I decided that I wanted to buy my own house however knew that I required a deposit. I created a three year goal to obtain this deposit and worked out how much I would need to save each year etc.
I also struggled with weight and speech issues. I decided to try to improve my life by overcoming the stutter and having a weight that I felt comfortable with. These were another two goals I created and reached.
Although I may be viewed as a freak by some, I don't care. My life has been so much happier and easier because of my new attitude and belief in the importance and value of setting goals.