It will only confuse your goal and is in violation of the first principle. 3. Prioritize. If you're up to something bigger, and even a simple one, chances are that you must come up with a list of several goals. But be aware that multiple goal setting sometimes doesn't work. You should have priorities. Thinking about potential failure would also enable you to do better and conduct measures to actually prevent it from coming your way. Be informed that there are people who do not want to set their goals because they are afraid of dealing with failures in advance. Optimism could greatly help, but practicality, truthfulness and being accepting of the circumstances and the inevitable would also benefit your greatly. You will be amazed to find out that unconsciously, you are setting lower level plans or goals to make your major life goals achievable. Consider what you really like to achieve in your life. Be specific and realistic. You would not want to rule the whole world someday for sure. That could be an impossible life goal, but you can dream of something bigger for yourself. But luckily, soul-searching is a recurring process. So the next time you have been given the honor of another visit, be mindful. Personal goal setting is a powerful tool for setting a course for a meaningful and fulfilling life. The process of personal goal setting in itself is powerful enough that if you're going through with the process you might think that your life's meaning or purpose had been found. Overall, if you find that your financial goals are really hard to achieve, and you are not advancing on your progress to achieve or attain them, every now and then, try to assess yourself, your determination and the potential effectiveness of the financial goals you have set. Starting all over again and shifting into more practical and effective financial goals, even if it means going through the whole process of goal setting once again, would in the end, prove to be very beneficial. The principle behind professional goal setting The good thing about this form of goal setting when conducted by an institution or a group is that, it focuses not only for the common good of the group but also for the individual members. When facilitated by a competent moderator, the process can be an invigorating experience for each of the member, and to the group as a whole.