Goals

Praarabhyate na khalu vighna bhayena neechaihi
Praarabhya vighna vihata viramanti madhyaaha |
Vighnaihi punaha punarapi pratihanyamaanaha
Praarabdham uttama jana na parityajanti ||

People of the lowest category never start anything for the fear of failure.
The mediocre people start off and discontinue when they encounter problems.
Noble people do not give up. They keep trying in spite of the problems they encounter.
They never give up.

As Swami Vivekananda says “Arise! Awake! Stop not till the goal is reached”, this is the gist of this subhaashita. Setting goals in life is a very important thing. The next step is to achieve it and to work towards it. Goals are of different kinds and are different for different people. Problems are sure to crop up on the way. Problems are like potholes on the way to our destination. At the most they can slow down the journey. Sometimes they may force us to take a deviation also. They evaluate our preparation to achieve the goal and may give cues to reach the destination.
Taking them positively is the key.

Paapa Punya

Punyasya phalam ichchanti
Punyam nechchanti manvaaha |
Na papa phalam ichchanti
Paapam kurvanti yatnataha ||

People desire the fruits of their good deeds. But they seldom do those good deeds.
They do not desire the fruits of their sins but they commit sins with lot of efforts(knowingly).

Man is always result oriented. To be result oriented in this age is ok. But one cannot aspire to get something by giving nothing. As they say “There are no free lunches in this world”.
One has to pay a price for everything (not necessarily in terms of money).
So one when desires the fruits of good deeds (punya phala) he has to do good deeds. Also, he has to restrain himself from committing sins.
Of course, the noble exercise their right to do without aspiring for the results.