When you have set yourself a goal, first ask “Why am I doing this?”

Only when you have the answer to that, ask the next one “How can I achieve it?”

Too often we bundle both questions together, or worse, never ask the first. That leads to a solution that is practical but may actually be diverting us from achieving the real objective, to the point where we forget it all together.

We may still have to alter our course according to feasibility but the true values we defined at the onset will serve as our guiding star. They will help us correct our path when “practicality” is leading us astray.