pip goals

I see so many threads and people talking about getting a certain amount of pips a month/week/day. I wonder is that a good idea? Lets say a person has a goal of 200 pips a week. On Thursday that person only has 50 pips profit. Will that make that person look for trades that aren't there so they can get 150 pips to make their 200 for the week. When looking for a trade that isn't there a person will make bad decisions and lose anything that they already made or lose even more than they already lost. I would like to see others views on this subject.

I have Monthly goals each month as minimums.....with the caveat that I take what the market gives.....never hooked on the number because I exceed the minimum regularly I know if I fall short this month, next month will probably make up for it......the key is not how many pips, it's grow your account every month and when you do have a losing month, make sure it's rare and small......

I set 50 pips target per week which is very doable. The market usually gives more than that but a person needs to control greed and take what's consistently possible. I feel more confident trading that way.

In a space on each traders profile if there were a little fill in where one could report their pips for the week (ending 5pm EST FRI) itleast I think it would be cool. I mean it is a traders responsibility to manage their capital and to live by set of rules or otherwise, this is not a kind profession and while I think there alot of people here at FF that are generous in helping newbies and those struggling at the same time this is not the business where people need to have their hand held, in the end it would be to their detriment I think. I think the biggest hindrance in the pips per week on the profiles would be those that arte dishonest about their pip collecting...

My goal is 300% per year or 18,000 pips. It can be done.

I don't understand what is the logic used for setting these goals in the first place. Defining a daily/weekly/monthly target would imply that you already know in advance how much and in which direction is the market going to move in the future. Besides, I don't think the market really cares about anyone's arbitrary pip goals.

I'm not saying it is not important to keep track of your performance, I just don't see the point in doing it in advance.