You may have been wondering to yourself lately about how to achieve success in life, and perhaps setting some goals for yourself in order to reach a state of fulfillment and happiness.
A report from researchers at the University of British Columbia and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology states that goal-setting is a strategic feat in which many things must be taken into consideration.
"People set goals to regulate their weight, their spending, their eating, their alcohol and cigarette consumption and many other things," said study authors.
Upon embarking on a journey to achieve these goals, however, individuals may find that they set the bar too high or too low, leading them to re-evaluate how they approach their personal development goals.
Their achievement model is based on four principles: monotonicity, diminishing sensitivity, aspiration maximization and performance satisfying and sufficing.
"We believe this is a complete model of goal-directed behavior that encapsulates pursuit, achievement, failure and abandonment," said the study authors. "It can be used to help people set goals more effectively, and guide them toward reaching their goals."
Author and philosopher Ilchi Lee believes that goals are to achievement as a destination is to a journey. Without a place to end up, what is the point of traveling? While inspiration and motivation push an individual toward success, goals pull them closer to reaching a fulfilled state.
A life without goals is like a flight without a destination. As such, it's important to set goals in an effort to be successful and happy and to lead a meaningful life. Lee, also a flutist and trailblazer, says that each individual has it in them to gain fulfillment, they just need to make an effort.
