What major goals do you have set that would make your life feel complete? Maybe it’s to be successful at whatever you do, earn a good amount of money, or possibly to achieve something down the road. Chances are that you have a few goals that will not be accomplished for awhile. Should those really be your most important life goals? What if you’re never able to accomplish them or if you find out you have 24 hours to live? Will you be disappointed that those goals will go unfulfilled? There’s another way to figure out what your life goals should be.

Ask yourself this question: What goals would be the most important to me, no matter if I die tomorrow or if I live to be over 100? These should be your life goals. They should be the most important things in your life, and your life should be happy and complete by just accomplishing those goals. You’ll probably still have other smaller (but long term) goals like mentioned above, but you should not let them determine how things are going in your life.