The interesting point about goal setting, is that it teaches you to "look towards the future". Because without a future pull, you look down, or back. The future vision creates the forward momentum which makes life something to look forward to, and enjoy moment to moment, and keep moving ahead.
-Like this, there is no room for regrets or fear to develop, because you don't have time to feed these negative energies. The only thing you have in your life is "positive time"..
-wELL, that's what i made of one read on goal setting, anyhow. :-)
"Eat your vegetables and do as you're told, or you won't be going to the funfair!"