By setting goals you give yourself mental boundaries. When you have a certain end point in mind you automatically stay away from certain distractions and stay focused towards the goal. This process happens automatically and subtly but according to research does happen. To get a better idea, imagine this. Your best friend is moving to Switzerland and his flight takes off at 9:00 PM. You leave right after work at 8:30 PM to see him off and you know it's a 20-minute walk to get to the airport. So you make it a goal to reach the airport in 15 minutes by jogging so that you can have more time to say your goodbyes. Would you get distracted by "anything" along the way? Would you stop for a break or a snack? Would you stop by your house before going to the airport? I bet you answered no for each question and at the end of the day, this is what a goal gives you. focus  No matter who you meet along the way or what you see (assuming nothing is out of the ordinary) your goal allows you to stay locked in. You subconsciously keep away from distractions and your focus remains only on the goal. And by the way if you didn't know yet this is how you become successful, you set a goal, you lock it in and then give it your 100%.

Trick or Treat

Borrowing from Irish and English traditions, Americans began to dress up in costumes and go house to house asking for food or money, a practice that eventually became today’s “trick-or-treat” tradition. Young women believed that on Halloween they could divine the name or appearance of their future husband by doing tricks with yarn, apple parings or mirrors.

In the late 1800s, there was a move in America to mold Halloween into a holiday more about community and neighborly get-together than about ghosts, pranks and witchcraft. At the turn of the century, Halloween parties for both children and adults became the most common way to celebrate the day. Parties focused on games, foods of the season and festive costumes.

Parents were encouraged by newspapers and community leaders to take anything “frightening” or “grotesque” out of Halloween celebrations. Because of these efforts, Halloween lost most of its superstitious and religious overtones by the beginning of the twentieth century. 

How to win friends and influence people 

Six Rules to make people like you. If you want people to like you......

Rule 1: Become genuinely interested in other people. 

1)"Do this and you will be welcome anywhere."

2)"You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you." 

Rule 2: Smile 

1)"Actions speak louder than words and a smile says "i like you. You make me happy. Am glad to see you."

2)"You dont feel like smiling? Then force yourself to smile."

3)"It creates happiness in the home fosters good will in a business and is the countersign of friends." 

Rule 3: Remember names 

1) "A mans name it to him the sweetest and most important sound in any language." 

2)"If you dont remember names you are headed for trouble." 

Rule 4: Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves. 
"If you aspire to be a good conversationalist, be an attentive listener"

"Remember that the man you are talking to is a hundred times more interested in himself and his wants and his problems than he is in you and your problem". 

Rule 5: Talk in terms of the other mans interest. 
"The royal road to a mans heart is to talk about the things he treasures most."

Rule 6: Make the other person feel important and do it sincerely. 

"The desire to be important is the deepest urge in human  nature."

Reflection: The six rules would help you a lot to get someone to like you. Just follow them and ill get the person to like you.