A great piece about goal setting for all of us, not just newbies. I really need to get better at writing down what goals I do have and coming up with more, while somehow avoiding the checklist mentality. I don't want to get bogged down in the minutiae. But I agree, not having any goals, or not having them in a form where you can see them and thus concentrate on them won't help you get very far. It's amazing how much a boost they can be when they're achieved, too.