How We Perceive The Goals In Life And How They Affect Us

The Eastern philosophy that has recently been introduced into the modern culture of the Western world talks about how expectation, in general, can cause many issues. However, people would not survive as a species without their decisive mindset and ambition to push things over to the next step. Expectations are linked to goals, and the circle probably repeats itself. If we didn’t want things, we would not chase them in the first place. It does not seem to be our choice. Goals have accompanied humans from the first moment we set our feet on this planet. Why are they so important, and how do they affect us after all? Today, we will discover what kind of influence targets have on each individual and why we keep setting them.

1. Excitement or anxiety? It is always up to you

   For many people, the idea of the target creates feelings of anticipation and excitement. Many people feel triggered when there is a certain target at the end of their effort. This may be a great source of anxiety and stress for other people. The way we perceive things can determine the emotions that will be generated after each action. The criteria that determine the outcome of this process usually have to do with whether we think we can make it or not. More optimistic people will picture themselves making it at the end. They will be more likely to feel excited than frustrated. Those who believe they are inadequate will probably experience a failure before that even occurs.

2. The motivation hides the answer to this question

   The number one reason we put goals in our lives is that they motivate us to continue being productive. The human brain is trained to work with dopamine and mechanisms of exchange. The biological part plays a crucial role that we cannot realize. However, it works silently and helps us make choices we would not make otherwise. Having a goal in life provides a sense of meaning and allows us to feel a higher purpose for everything we do. This fact alone is enough to activate us and make us move.

3. Recognition, self-confidence, and disappointment are a part of the game

   Regardless of the effort or the plan we make at the beginning of the action we make in the process, the procedure will finally come to an end. This can end in two ways, either with success or with failure. If we finally succeed, we will get to enjoy the recognition of our social environment and the self-confidence that will come with the understanding that we can do more than we imagine. On the other hand, disappointment is not out of the picture. People often try again and again only to prove to themselves that they can do whatever seems to act like a big challenge for them. Unfortunately, confidence is something that we have not inherited from our ancestors and comes to us when we come to life. It is built as we grow up and as we overcome the difficulties that life hands to us. Again we talk about a coin with two sides, and in many cases, the outcome is strictly related to how we are inside rather than how challenging the goal was in the first place.

4. A chance to focus and perhaps the only one

   The idea of creating a certain goal makes us get into the process of making a plan to achieve that. All goals exist for a reason, and this is to make them come true. In our effort to succeed, not only do we become better people, but we gain a variety of characteristics that can be helpful in other cases during our lives in the future. We become more organized and try to break the goals into smaller targets in order to achieve them. Besides, it is thanks to structured thinking that we have come closer to concepts like science and technology.

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