This article is the first in a long series of articles designed to help you realize your goals.

Most of us have ideas about the life we’d like to be living, and most of us need encouragement from time to time to help us focus on and achieve our goals. These goals may relate to your relationships with your family, your friends and colleagues, or with yourself. Before beginning your journey toward personal tikun (correction/improvement) and toward getting to know yourself, think of five personal goals you wish to accomplish and list them in your Growth Journal.