At the start of every new semester, month, and sometimes even day, I try and set goals for myself on what I want to accomplish and how I want to improve. With most of them, especially the goals for the month and the semester, I never actually accomplish them. Somehow, making goals I never meet, doesn't stop me from making them over and over every month. The goals are an important part of getting myself motivated for the start of something new, and something that I value.

For me, the goals are something that keeps me on track. It gives me the chance to find things that I want to improve on, and something to try and work towards every month. Writing out what I want to accomplish helps me focus on what's important, and helps me push myself further.

Maybe now, while I'm pursuing a literature degree, isn't the best time to try and stick to my goal of reading for pleasure more. However, it's still something that I want to accomplish one day. I might not always accomplish my goals in the way that I want them to, but I try to accomplish things that are equal to them.

While I write three goals for every day, sometimes what I think is important at the beginning of the day, isn't the same as what I end up finding most important at the end of the day and end up doing. I know that my goals are something to motivate me instead of something that I should judge my successes or failures on.

While I know that I don't have to write down everything in order to accomplish it, it's something that holds me accountable. Not only does it remind me what I needed to do, but it also motivates me to stay on track with what I planned to do. I love being able to evaluate what my three most important tasks are, especially since it reminds me that I don't have to accomplish everything in one day and to break big tasks into smaller ones.

To the goals I make and don't end up completing, one day I will actually complete the goals that I've set for myself. Until then, I'm going to continue to write goals for myself. It's something that keeps me on track and reminds me to focus on the important things. These goals help me organize myself, mentally and physically, and that's something that I'm not going to give up any time soon.