Goals vs Meaningful Goals- "He Who Has A Why To Live Can Bear Almost Any How." (Friedrich Nietzsche).

A goal is something we desire to achieve. “He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” (Friedrich Nietzsche)

Example Of A Goal- My Goal Is To Earn $100

Now when we look at our goal it in no way provides meaning or purpose. The fact is that we need to take our goal and add meaning, why, reason or purpose to our goal for it to take on greater meaning or importance. The level of meaning determines the urgency of action.

My formula to solve this problem of creating a meaningful goal is:

Goal + Purpose, Reason or Why Equals Meaningful Goal.

Remember the earlier example of the goal which was I need to earn $100. Now I add the purpose which is for example I need to earn $100 so I can buy food and feed my family.

The new meaningful goal now is: I need to earn $100 so I can feed my family. I think you are now seeing the obvious difference in the goal and the passion that meaning creates.

The clarity and meaning in the goal matters because it raises a key ingredient in achieving any goal and that is a burning desire. When something is meaningful for you it raises urgency, desire, and determination.

Nietzsche talks about bearing any how with the right why. When you have a meaningful goal you already have the Goal, The Purpose, and The Desire or Passion. High levels of desire only happen when something is highly meaningful to you and with desire comes success.

“Through some strange and powerful principle of mental chemistry , nature wraps up in the impulse of a strong desire that something which recognizes no such word as impossible and accepts no such reality as failure.” (Napoleon Hill) The strange power you feel that comes with strong desire is referred to in greek culture as En Theos or God within which is a powerful superpower that we refer to as enthusiasm.