I think we have discussed this before on several occasions.
Personally I believe it depends on the individual and how much support you are getting. For example if you are setting goals in work, how much influence do you have over your goals? Is there anyone standing in your way?
If you are setting career goals, how can you do that if faced with redundancy? Do you regroup and start again?
As regards personal goals, well best laid plans n all.....you can never plan everything exactly how you want it to go, life just isn't like that.
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