Life

Life is a work-in-progress, a continous cycle in which we as passengers, get on and off.Life is a process , not an end result or a product.
In this context , if I were to review the 'goal setting process', I would say that goals will fit this ultra dynamic, everchanging cosmos if we apply them to the process rather than to the final result.
You have to earn a living ,define how you will do that and in doing that do not get so caught up, that earning rather than living becomes the goal!
Did the founders of Google and Facebook make their discoveries by defining the end result?You may define a problem and look for alternatives to solve it , in which case a clear goal is in mind.That is a linear way of reaching results.
Most new ideas, inventions or innovations focus on the 'now',the current need,the dynamics of the environment and a lateral solution,a never 'thought of before'path opens up.
Setting a clear defined goal becomes an impediment as you are working from the limitations and opportunities of the current situation.New possibilities will emerge when you move out of this 'limiting' mind set.
Results are a corollary of effort and so should be goals ...a corollary of living.