Meaning fuels action
Goals with purpose give you extra drive
Meaning turns effort into something you actually want to show up for. Goals connected to your values activate a deeper, more sustainable drive because the brain links the work to something personally important. This is why purpose-based goals create more persistence than goals built on pressure or expectation. 
You can stick with challenges longer when you care about the direction you’re heading, not just the outcome. When your goal has meaning, setbacks feel like part of the path instead of reasons to stop. Purpose doesn’t make the work easier, but it gives you the energy to keep going.