设置生命目标的7个理由

 　　Read through any self help book. Talk to any personality development expert. Speak with any psychologist. Talk to any successful business woman. What is one thing that they have in common? All of them will believe that it is vital to set goals in your life. Let’s find out why you should be setting goals in life if you want to succeed.

　　1. Setting Goals: It’s like drawing a map

　　What would be the first thing that you’d do if you were to go on a trekking¹ or a camping trip in the forest? Look for directions? Or maybe a map? Yes, a map is the first thing that comes to mind because it will give you direction. Setting goals in real life is no different, ladies. A prime example is my sister and her boyfriend, both nearly 30. They’ve been high school sweethearts and have always wanted to get married – from day one. But neither of them have stepped up to decide on a timeline towards the event. This hinders² them from planning or saving for the big day. They need direction.

　　2. Setting Goals: You need a purpose in life

　　This is a question that stumps³ many women. So you want to lose weight but can never seem to stick to a routine of regular exercise and diet. What’s stopping you? Have you decided⁴ on how many pounds you want to knock off? Have you set a target? Or maybe even a fixed⁵ date by when you want to accomplish your results? No? If you haven’t, believe me, the drive and passion will never come. That’s because any event or work in life has a purpose which makes it happen. Without it, you end up going around in circles.

　　3. Setting Goals: Your navigator when you get lost

　　If you feel that you are the only one in the world who often feels that life is heading nowhere, you are not alone. In fact, most of us feel that way on a regular basis. Why am I telling you this? It’s because if you have set a goal or a target, you always have a guiding light when you feel dazed and confused in life. A friend of mine was recently doing two jobs, and taking care of her newborn. Many times she used to slump⁶ on the couch⁷ and shout, ‘What’s this leading to?’ But she had a goal. A goal to buy her own house in 2 years and guess what, She did it!

　　4. Setting Goals: You are in control of your future

　　When you set goals in life, whether it is in regards to work, relationship, health, family or love, you decide a path for yourself. What does that mean? It means that you are charting out your future and not letting anyone else or circumstances govern what happens to you. For example, if you set a goal, ‘Let’s have kids in the next year or two’ then that way, you know what’s coming and can plan toward pregnancy⁸, expenditure⁹, care and much more. This puts you in the driver’s seat and gives you control of the events to follow. How good is that?

　　5. Setting Goals: Failure and dissatisfaction

　　What happens when you can’t reach where you wanted to? It happened to me when I decided that I wanted to graduate by 22 but it never happened. What happens when failure sets upon us ladies? We feel disappointed and dejected, don’t we? But there is a bright side. There is no greater motivator in the world than this feeling of disappointment and failure. Such negative consequences will push you to go harder, stronger and faster the next time you go out to get something done.

　　6. Setting goals: You become time bound

　　Similar to how your boss nags¹¹ you about deadlines at work, the goals you’ve set in life will nag¹⁰ you in your thoughts. It’s one thing to decide, ‘I will lose 10 pounds’ and another to decide, ‘I will lose 10 pounds in 3 months.’ See the difference? When you are bound by time, it puts that extra bit of healthy pressure which is an excellent motivator in life.

　　7. Setting goals: Encompasses¹² all areas of your life

　　‘Setting a goal’ does sound like something picked up straight from a management textbook but believe me, it is anything but that. Health, beauty, love, relationship or life in general – all the areas of our lives need a vision and direction. Setting goals is not just about your career or how much money you earn. ‘Success’ is a personal term and differs from person to person. No matter what your benchmark for success is, you need to set goals.

　　Think of a sports team. Any team. Let’s pick baseball. Why do baseball teams need to spend millions of dollars after a coach? Aren’t the players talented themselves? The answer is that the players are probably more talented than the coach, but they lack vision. A coach sets goals and makes sure that the team achieves them. So why not learn from this and be your own coach? Set goals in your life and succeed beyond expectation.

1 trekking   

v.艰苦跋涉，徒步旅行( trek的现在分词 )；（尤指在山中）远足，徒步旅行，游山玩水

参考例句：

• She can't come pony trekking after all because she's in a delicate condition. 她结果还是不能坐小马车旅行，因为她已怀孕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We spent the summer trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas. 我们整个夏天都在喜马拉雅山的山麓艰难跋涉。 来自互联网

2 hinders   

阻碍，妨碍( hinder的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• a political situation that hinders economic growth 妨碍经济发展的政治局面
• This hinders an accurate measurement or estimate of distance. 这就妨碍了精确的测量或估计距离。

3 stumps   

（被砍下的树的）树桩( stump的名词复数 )； 残肢； （板球三柱门的）柱； 残余部分

参考例句：

• Rocks and stumps supplied the place of chairs at the picnic. 野餐时石头和树桩都充当了椅子。
• If you don't stir your stumps, Tom, you'll be late for school again. 汤姆，如果你不快走，上学又要迟到了。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

6 slump   

n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌

参考例句：

• She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。
• Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。

7 couch   

n.睡椅，长沙发椅；vt.表达，隐含

参考例句：

• Lie down on the couch if you're feeling ill.如果你感觉不舒服就躺到沙发上去。
• The rabbIt'sprang from its grassy couch.兔子从草丛中跳出。

8 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

9 expenditure   

n.(时间、劳力、金钱等)支出；使用，消耗

参考例句：

• The entry of all expenditure is necessary.有必要把一切开支入账。
• The monthly expenditure of our family is four hundred dollars altogether.我们一家的开销每月共计四百元。

10 nag   

v.(对…)不停地唠叨；n.爱唠叨的人

参考例句：

• Nobody likes to work with a nag.谁也不愿与好唠叨的人一起共事。
• Don't nag me like an old woman.别像个老太婆似的唠唠叨叨烦我。

11 nags   

n.不断地挑剔或批评（某人）( nag的名词复数 )；不断地烦扰或伤害（某人）；无休止地抱怨；不断指责v.不断地挑剔或批评（某人）( nag的第三人称单数 )；不断地烦扰或伤害（某人）；无休止地抱怨；不断指责

参考例句：

• The trouble nags at her. 那件麻烦事使她苦恼不已。 来自辞典例句
• She nags at her husBand aBout their lack of money. 她抱怨丈夫没钱。 来自互联网

12 encompasses   

v.围绕( encompass的第三人称单数 )；包围；包含；包括

参考例句：

• The job encompasses a wide range of responsibilities. 这项工作涉及的职责范围很广。
• Its conservation law encompasses both its magnitude and its direction. 它的守恒定律包括大小和方向两方面。 来自辞典例句