Setting goals is incredibly important for progressing in life.
But the trouble is, how do you know you’re setting the right kind of goals?
And more importantly, how do you choose goals that align with your happiness?
Most people make the common mistake of choosing goals based on what Vishen Lakhiani, the author of The Code of the Extraordinary Mind, calls the culturescape.
The culturescape is the web of beliefs, habits, practices and mythologies of society that tell you how you should live your life.
It is the culturescape that tells you that you:
Should get that college degree…
Should get a 9-5 job…
Should get married…
And MUST get 2.5 kids and 2 cars in the garage.
So, don’t make the mistake of setting goals based on what you should be doing or what society has programmed you to desire.
Instead, the best way to choose goals that align with your happiness is to ask yourself The 3 Most Important Questions.
The 3 questions are:
1.) What beautiful human experiences do you want to have?
2.) What will help you grow and become the man/woman you want to be?
3.) In what ways can you contribute to others and the world as a whole?
These 3 questions will help you cut through the clutter, the noise and the confusion of traditional goal setting—allowing you to focus on the specific goals that will serve your happiness.
You see, most people make the mistake of setting what are called means goals… but what they should be setting are end goals.
A means goal is something you do in order to get the experience you want to have. However, an ends goal is what you actually desire. But when you ask yourself these 3 Most Important Questions, you can cut through any means goal and find the most optimal path to your end goals. Whether they be experiences, ways to grow, or ways you want to contribute to the world.
By asking yourself these question, you will set goals that serve your happiness and create a life truly worth living—a life that is extraordinary.
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