I do appreciate goals, so I know what I want/need to achieve.

I am goal oriented. My first goal was I am going to aim to drive and go to college someday. My meds were right and I got to drive at 27. Doctor retired when I was 32. Neurologist switched my meds and I had a seizure while driving. Had to quit college and give up my license. I couldn’t drive again until I was 41, I learned to train my brain to think positive, follow the keto diet, and brain surgery. I never gave up I am finally driving again. Seizures may set us back, but it’s up to us to dust ourselves off and keep trying. We have epilepsy it doesn’t have us. It takes us a lot longer but eventually goals can be reached as long as we do our part.

Yes, i was and still am goal-oriented. My goals now are just smaller. For example, on days when I cannot see well, I only have one eye that sees totally, my goal may be to be able to walk across our huge lawn to the mailbox, get all the mail and get back to the porch to get into the house without falling.My legs don't always work as they should
My mother did tell me to take a plastic bag with me instead of trying to hold all the mail in my arms. I am going to do that next time. LOL
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I am 63 now and never have been goal intended in my entire life. If something came my way, I was thankful for what happened, but I never set up a goal to try to achieve the goal.