But goal setting should effective enough than when this goal reaches its fulfillment, the goal itself becomes the fruit. With the advent of the fever created by a book by Dan Brown, stories suddenly became the focal point of everything. Everything started in a story, they say. When God created the world; it is a story. Know yourself, your likes and what really would make you happy. Follow your instincts when setting goals. Be positive. Remember, being optimistic would help you achieve and set better life goals for yourself. Having a good feeling about a goal would definitely help you put out all of your heart and efforts to achieving that goal. Because the teens are basically in the age of confusion, wisdom and practical advice from elders and guardians would really be helpful and insightful. Make sure to point of where to start the goals. The time frame, or the when, of the process should also be suggested. By doing so, the teen would have the clear idea and concept of where he would start to start the achievement of the goals, and when to start acting on it. Because the answer lies not in simply knowing what's your purpose in life but lies in discovering what's your goal in life. The last one is only possible if you have already gone through the process of goal setting. Soul-searching is actually personal goal setting in its infancy. The only problem is that for many people that infant never grow up into maturity. Every now and then, devise measures and techniques on how you could evaluate your progress when it comes to the achievement and efforts in achieving your set financial goals. The activity might sometimes be tedious and pressuring, but it would surely help keep you on track and monitor the development. The goal setting activity is the time when one s self is evaluated and assessed. That is why one importance of goal setting is that it provides a venue for one to know himself or herself better. By knowing oneself better, and humbly admitting shortcomings and realizing talents and skills, one can estimate his or her own capability or capacity, which, in the long run, would be helpful in other and various aspects of life.