March 2020: Writing is harder work than I expected! But the alphabetized list of chapters, posted at my desk, motivates me. Checking them off one by one, each a step towards the measurable end result: a completed book. The goal.

In an earlier chapter, we talked about ambition: the desire to achieve a goal through hard work and determination. But hard work gets you nowhere if you have no defined goal in the first place.

Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is favorable. (Seneca the Younger)

… interested in some inspiring tips on choosing goals, and some exercises to get you started?