Goals: The Real Path to Success

These days， almost every young person is thinking about the same questions: How can I be successful? What will it take to get that great job? How can I be fulfilled in life? Our teachers and parents tell us that “hard work is the key，” and that’s certainly not wrong—but it isn’t the whole story， either.

A lot of my friends worked really hard and got good marks in school， but after graduating from university， only some of them were successful. So what’s the difference? Sure， some of it is just luck， but is there a real difference between hard workers who become successful and hard workers who don’t?

I used to be puzzled by this， but when I read the articles for this month’s magazine， I suddenly realized the answer: aside from hard work， the other ingredient in the recipe for success is goalsetting.

To see exactly what I mean， check out Passion and Creativity Are Not Enough—You Need Goals， Too. If reading that article isn’t enough to convince you to set your own goals， then skip over to My Goal to Become a Triathlete for an inspiring story about how goal-setting can conquer almost anything. Setting goals isn’t always easy， though. For the nuts and bolts of goal setting， have a look at The Importance of Goal-Setting and The Goals that Guide Us.

As long as you’re in school， the teachers set your goals for you; they give you the homework and make the exams. After you graduate， though， your success will depend on your ability to make those goals for yourself. As for me， I plan to clear up my own goals and find my own way to success. Will you join me?

一年之計在于春

現(xiàn)如今，幾乎每個年輕人都在思考著同樣的問題：我怎樣才能取得成功？怎樣才能得到那份很棒的工作？怎樣才能擁有充實的人生？老師和家長們告訴我們：“努力工作是關(guān)鍵”，這當(dāng)然沒錯——但是它也絕非事實的全部。

我的許多朋友都非常努力學(xué)習(xí)，成績都很好，但是大學(xué)畢業(yè)之后，只有部分人能算得上成功。那么原因何在？當(dāng)然，其中也有運氣的成分，但是同樣努力，有的人很成功而有的卻籍籍無名，這當(dāng)中是否存在真正的區(qū)別？

我過去常常對此感到迷惑不解，但是當(dāng)我讀到本期CR里的文章時，我突然頓悟了，答案就在于：成功的秘訣除了努力工作，還包括設(shè)定目標(biāo)。

想確切理解我的意思，請看《目標(biāo)不可缺》一文。如果這篇文章還不足以說服你開始設(shè)定自己的目標(biāo)，請?zhí)段业娜椚苤贰芬晃模@篇鼓舞人心的文章講述了一個只要有目標(biāo)，幾乎任何困難都可以被克服的故事。設(shè)定目標(biāo)并非易事。《步步為營》與《心中有目標(biāo)》這兩篇文章為我們列舉了設(shè)定目標(biāo)的各種細(xì)節(jié)。

只要你還是一名學(xué)生，老師就會為你設(shè)定目標(biāo)；他們?yōu)槟惆才抛鳂I(yè)、出考題。然而在你畢業(yè)之后，你的成功便將依賴于你為自己設(shè)定目標(biāo)的能力。對我而言，我決定將自己的目標(biāo)逐個攻克，找到通往成功的道路。你愿意和我一起邁向成功嗎？