Life Objective

From: The Purpose Driven Life Ministries

Proverbs 29:18 "Where there is no vision, the people perish: but happy is he who keeps the law."

Many people set goals, but few people ever set a Life Objective. Goals relate to separate parts of your life: your career, finances, family, retirement, etc. But a Life Objective sets the direction of your whole life.

Your Life Objective is the big picture. There are four tremendous benefits of thinking through and writing down a Life Objective:

1. It reduces frustration by simplifying decision-making. Every day you’re faced with many, often complex, choices. Having a Life Objective gives you a standard by which to evaluate which alternative is best for you.

2. It increases motivation. Your Life Objective should inspire you to get up in the morning and persist when you feel like giving up: “If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; but when they attend to what He reveals, they are most blessed.” (Proverbs 29:18 amplified)

3. It allows concentration. Success is largely the result of focusing on one thing and doing it well. A Life Objective helps you focus your time, energy, and resources.

4. It attracts cooperation. It is an observable fact that when you decide exactly where you want to go in life, many other people will want to go along with you. People follow those who’ve clearly figured out who they are and what they are here for.