Goals vs. Intentions

I talk a bit about goal setting and made a whole video series on the techniques I use and while I incorporate these into my life and they are very effective as are similar methods for other people, they don’t work for everyone. You don’t need structured goals to be happy. However I think it is important to have a mission and if you don’t have goals and don’t think goal setting is for you and you are perfectly happy in life without them, you most likely have pretty strong intentions that drive you. These intentions drive your purpose and are very closely derived from this. Aside from this you probably have no problem just doing whatever makes you happy the rest of the time because it aligns with your overall intentions.

Examples of intentions could include…building a great life for your children, helping the less fortunate or making as much money as possible. There is less direction in intentions but they work for some people and as long as you’re happy and you haven’t edged into a rut then there is no problem with these at all.

The point: Everyone has a different make up. Some are motivated by specific goals and these drive us forward and this is how we progress. Others are more passive in their approach and know who they are and what they want and are much happier letting life direct them

Where are you on the spectrum of goal setting? **Note neither ends of the spectrum are any more positive or negative than the other. Those who are passive are more likely to be more philanthropic and give more to charity**

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