Student Success Statement

“A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder”

Thomas Carlyle

This quote means that if someone doesn’t have a goals then how do they know on what they are suppose to focus on. They don’t have a  specific destination, like a ship is they don’t have a rudder then it won’t function properly. Having a goal is important because you are focusing on one thing to accomplish and you know where and what you want to do in order to accomplish it. The ship with the rudder know where it is suppose to go because the person has the goal to get somewhere and if the ship didn’t have a rudder then how would it ever get there, it’s like it’s not suppose to do anything. For example, if someone doesn’t know how to ride a bike, then there goal is to be able to do it. So they focus on what they need to do in order to accomplish it. If the person didn’t have a goal then how would they ever accomplish it, they don’t have that determination to accomplish it because they don’t have the idea to be able to complete it. This applys to my life planning goals because I will set goals for myself that I will try to accomplish that way it could help me be more successful.