Setting and Achieving Your Goals

At 16, Kunal Mehra was an average student with no clear direction. Overwhelmed by academic expectations and constant comparison, he felt stuck. That changed the day he watched a TED Talk on the power of goal setting. He started small: waking up early, reading 10 pages a day, and planning his week on Sundays. He made a “vision board” from old magazine cutouts—showing things he aspired to: a college acceptance letter, a travel backpack, and a sketchbook. The changes were slow but steady. He improved in class, picked up journaling, and began preparing for design school. Every time he felt lost, he revisited his board, reminding himself of the “why.” Eventually, Kunal earned a scholarship to study design in Delhi. Today, he teaches others how to set goals and track them through habit loops. “Discipline is just love for your future self,” he says. “Every goal starts with one small decision.”