Student Success Statement

“A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder.”

Thomas Carlyle

A rudder is what guides and steers a ship.  Like this quote is stating, goals are the same as rudders.  They guide and steer your life to a positive or negative direction.  Your goals are what keep you motivated and help you see that there are great things ahead.  This is why this quotes is saying that a man without goals is like a ship without a rudder.  What happens if you do not have goals in life?  Will you know where to go?  Will you know what to do?  Without goals, you will get lost.  Just like on a ship, if you do not have rudders, you will get lost.  Goals are what keep you going.  They keep you wanting a better version of yourself.  Most importantly, they help guide and steer your life in the direction YOU want it to go.  You control your goals, just like on a ship, you control the rudders.