Goals can be chosen at any time. Yet a new year feels like a new start—a natural break to try something new. It’s no wonder we choose this time of the year to set goals.

Setting a focus helps me—without it, my attention wanders. Over my life, I’ve accomplished some goals—and let others go. The ideas of what seems worth pursuing changes with circumstance or attitude. Yet these efforts can help us define (and redefine) what matters….