Often the goal is nearer than…

Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
~Langston Hughes

Goals are built on dreams. Dreams are more of a macro perspective (the forest) of what we want in life. Goals are the micro perspectives (the trees) of these dreams. Goals were meant to give us a visual realization of our dreams; metrics and indices that tell us where we are now, where we are going, and if we have arrived. Without these goals, our dreams will remain as they are, and eventually ‘will go’ and leave our lives like a ‘barren field, frozen with snow.’

Set SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time-bound) goals to fulfill your dreams. Pursue them. Re-evaluate, review and redefine them periodically and when needed. And when odds are against you, be patient, persevere, and hope; for

Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup.
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Namaste!