ideally, you need a supportive environment that is conducive to the success of your goals. e,g I had a goal to learn flying and get my recreational pilot license, but I never had $40000-50000.00 spare money for such undertaking and never had the time to follow that goal. I wanted to go to the law school when I was 23 years old, but I was struggling for survival, so my goal did not amount to anything.