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Without some kind of direction, your personal and professional life can be very frustrating and unfulfilling. There is nothing wrong with just experiencing life—letting it happen. However, according to Brian Tracy, “Success is goals, and all else is commentary. All successful people are intensely goal oriented.”² Setting goals may seem tedious. There are numerous applications available to help you set goals. However, it will be far easier to achieve success—however you wish to define that—by taking the time to set goals.

Let's start by defining goals. Goals are broad statements that help a person define what it is she wishes to achieve. They are concrete ideas that represent something a person wants to achieve. Philosophically, goals are brief stops along the way of life that mark achievement in an individual's personal and professional life. Owning your own studio someday is not an end in itself, even though it may have been the goal. Once you achieve that milestone, you must be ready to create new goals related to the success and growth of the studio. “A goal is the ongoing pursuit of a worthy objective until accomplished.”³

Whether an individual is a student who is still negotiating his or her way through design classes or a professional who has been actively practicing in interior design for several years, personal and professional goal setting is important. When tighter job markets limit choices, students must have a clearer idea of the types of jobs they are interested in pursuing, while remaining open to any reasonable opportunity. The professional who feels unfulfilled needs to take stock of what he has accomplished and the skills that he possesses.

Even though you may have some general idea about what you want out of your personal and professional life, without some kind of concrete plan, you will find yourself reacting to what happens to you rather than having some control over events in your life. Take control. Develop goals that are meaningful for your professional and personal life and watch those goals help you achieve the vision of what you want for your life!