This article is interesting but the perspective isn't balanced.
What works for one person may (and likely won't) work for another. We all work differently, we all learn differently, we're all motivated by different things. It's true that some people may fly happily through life without so much as a thought to personal or professional goals. People who do not define goals have an equal chance of being successful as those who carefully plot their course. A lot of the time, it's more about effort then it is about short term goals.
The underlying problem here is that a lot of people, some of whom are successful, don't know themselves very well. I believe that it's important to know exactly what your learning styles are, where you draw your motivation from and what makes you happy.
Personally, I record long term goals and then think (but don't write) about what it's going to take to reach them. Every day that I devote a significant amount of effort to whatever goal I'm working on, I put an X through the date on a calendar. This is surprisingly rewarding and when I see a chain of X's, I don't want to break the line. This works for me, but it might not work for anyone else.
What works for one person may (and likely won't) work for another. We all work differently, we all learn differently, we're all motivated by different things. It's true that some people may fly happily through life without so much as a thought to personal or professional goals. People who do not define goals have an equal chance of being successful as those who carefully plot their course. A lot of the time, it's more about effort then it is about short term goals.
The underlying problem here is that a lot of people, some of whom are successful, don't know themselves very well. I believe that it's important to know exactly what your learning styles are, where you draw your motivation from and what makes you happy.
Personally, I record long term goals and then think (but don't write) about what it's going to take to reach them. Every day that I devote a significant amount of effort to whatever goal I'm working on, I put an X through the date on a calendar. This is surprisingly rewarding and when I see a chain of X's, I don't want to break the line. This works for me, but it might not work for anyone else.