There are stories from all traditions that demonstrate the importance of setting goals in one's life. . Goals can be either spiritual or worldly in nature. Included in these stories are helpful teachings about the attitude to success and failure: they help us see how we can accept both failure and success as part of the process towards attaining our goals. They also show us the importance of patience in attaining a goal, of concentration, and of devotion.

Stories

	Arjuna's Attention
	The North Star
	Robert the Bruce and the Spider
	Rama and the Little Squirrel