In life, we have often been misled. We have always been told to do our best to achieve our goals or targets we set upon. It is true that we should have goals to motivate us to become better and better, but sometimes, we should study the processes we had gone through. The journey to your goals is much enriching than achieving them.

In Singapore, we have an impression that, in order to succeed in life, there is a fixed route for everyone. To go through Primary school, Secondary school, Junior College/Polytechnic and University, and you will be able to get your job and that is a success. Everything will be graded.

We have been trying to achieve that success everyday in life. In studies, success is to get straight ‘A’s. In the workforce, the success is to exceed monthly targets and expectations and hope to get promoted. It is a great thing and it is luring you to reach the top.

And one day, you woke up and realised you got that great thing! You had reached your goals!

All of a sudden, you may feel different from what you had expected and felt a slight letdown because that great thing is just a hoax. It makes you miss everything.

In life, we have been driven to work towards our goal. Working days and nights to achieve it. It is similar to a race. Everyone started at the starting point with the mind to reach the finishing line. Sometimes, we had missed out valuable lessons or important friends along the journey.

I’m not saying that you should not be focused on your goals. I mean that you should enjoy and learn as much as you can along the journey as you work towards your goals. We should spend some time reflecting back on our lives. Don’t end up being a workaholic.

One must learn to arrange time for everything in life.
Life is more than achieving your goals!