If you’ve embraced the wonderful practice of setting goals for yourself, kudos to you.
When we hear about goals, they often sound like something that changes year to year, and frequently has to do with money or weight loss. But here are 5 goals that every person should strive toward every day.
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- True Joy
We often hear a lot about happiness, but little about true joy. Happiness is a temporary feeling, often tied to circumstances, outcomes or people. Joy on the other hand, is more than a feeling, more than an emotion, it’s a state of mind, a state of being. You can be experiencing adversity and not feel happy, but yet have joy. Joy is attached to being grateful for the things you don’t have, while pursuing the things you desire. A billionaire could be miserable even with their great wealth, while a homeless person could be happy and joyful with a hot shower and a cooked meal at the local shelter.
Joy is all about perspective. While goals relating to tangible things like money can prove unsatisfying quests, the search for genuine happiness is one that will help you gain a more fulfilled and serene life. - Integrity
From business to interpersonal relationships, when you live life with honesty and commitment to ethical core values, you’ll find that experience a sense of wholeness, completeness. Integrity is a goal that will help you feel like you’re making the world a better place with your presence. - Fulfillment
Like many others, you can churn away at a nine-to-five job, enduring the drudgery of work until you retire, but chances are that’s not going to help you live life to the fullest. You’ll be one of those faceless people in the crowd who live for the weekend—then trudge back to work.
Steven Hawking, one of the greatest scientific minds in modern times, left behind many thoughts about the universe, but one that was applicable even to those who aren’t physicists was to find meaningful work. Goals give you a reason to get up in the morning and embrace the awesome gift that is life. Without goals, you might as well just roll over and go back to sleep—all day. Instead, reflect on who you are, your strengths, your desires, and act accordingly.
Whether it’s learning to find meaning at work, a career path that challenges you, or engaging with some satisfying hobbies, fulfillment in life is a great goal. - Connection
Human beings are social creatures, so forging good relationships is the key to thriving and feeling happy. Family, professional, and personal relationships are all crucial components to providing a sense of connectedness with the rest of humanity—so make good friendships and foster existing links with family.
At the same time, relationships do need boundaries, so learning how to create healthy interactions is also crucial for developing your sense of identity. - Self-Worth
Sometimes people get plagued by doubts about themselves. It’s natural and human to wonder if we really are worth our place in the world. Of course, the answer is that each and every person has a unique piece in the puzzle, otherwise they wouldn’t be here.
Nobody can be successful in life if they’re down in the dumps, so fostering a sense of self-worth is an esteemed goal that every person should pursue. But in order to tap into that sense of self worth, you need to set some goals and get working. You’ll feel great when you achieve them, and purposeful as you work towards them. Education is also a key component to developing a sense of worth, because with that knowledge comes better opportunities a sense of security.