I believe in setting intentions, which is pretty much like you describe setting goals. In my belief, if I set an intention, and am serious about it, I only have to do it once, and trust that the universe will cooperate with my intention. This has proven to work many times over for me. When I set intentions for the new year, I write them all down, date them, and don’t look at them again — I just send them out into the universe. At the end of the year, I look back at the intentions I made. I’ve been doing this for many years, and I have yet to discover that any of my intentions for that year did not materialize. All I know is, it works for me.

Great article!