Goals


People don't spend that much time putting together or reexamining their goals. They just have their goals, and that's it. Nor that much thought goes into the process. It's a ten second activity. As in, "Let's see. I'm 23. These are my 8 goals. Now I'm gonna spend the next 60 years pursuing those goals, and then I'm gonna drop dead. That's my life plan."

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