In our households there are so many things that seem like more fun than managing our goals. For instance, my husband and I are currently trying to save up for a big trip. But, when I approached him about signing up for an online financial  program he was very busy playing video golf. “Can’t I just finish this round?” he asked. “I’m playing better than I have ever played before.”
 
 Although a short term goal like a trip is much different than a life goal, like the RDI Program, we do have one thing in common. Planning and setting goals is usually something we all dread. It means we have to take a hard look at ourselves, and come to terms with the bitter truth. For us we learned some embarrassing and hard realizations such as my husband has an itunes addiction to men that sing in falsetto and I have a pension for dog toys.
 
 Goal slackers like us are what sites like the RDI Learning System was made for. Like our finances, life goals are things that are hard to handle alone and easy to slip into a state of denial about. Which is why the RDI Learning System does not just inform you about your goals, but gives you a structure to change your habits and move in the right direction. A large part of this structure is about not operating in isolation. The RDI Learning system is a community, and what we have found is that people put out a lot of information that usually they would be very private about. There is a culture of presenting a problem and having the community, your friends and family help you solve it. In other words, personal crowd sourcing. People connect personally,  send out emails and communicate through forums and reach not only experts, but parents that have answers.
 
 This is the one of the most important aspects of the Learning System. An RDI Program cannot operate on autopilot. A real person has to ask the right questions about what your goal is, help you set your goals and finally support you as you reach your goals.