The drumbeat of your own heart is
the rhythm you need to follow. Thoreau said it in the conclusion of his Walden, “Let [a person] step to the
music which he hears, however measured or far away.” What does this mean in
practical terms?
You have three kinds of goals:
1.
Intrinsic Goals: “Because I am” goals. These
are the activities you do for the satisfaction they give your essential being.
They come from your heart. Due to our uniqueness, each of us has his or her own
intrinsic goals. Many authors refer to a “purpose in life” (Dr Viktor Frankl is
usually cited, although of course this is an ages-old religious ideal.)
2.
Instinctual
Goals: Eating, Sexual Behavior, and
so forth.
3.
Instrumental Goals:
“In order to” goals. The best example of this is the kinds of behaviors that you
have to engage in if you want your employer to give you a paycheck.
Your life will be rewarding to the
extent that you follow the order I have suggested in my
numbering in choosing
what you emphasize in your life choices.
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