How To Get Stuff Done. Period.

When it comes to goal setting and motivation, there are a couple of schools of thought: You should set big, ambitious, audacious goals … ones that challenge you and inspire you You should set small, easy, minimum targets … ones that you can do without fail every single day Who’s right? I think that both can be. A big goal (like writing a book, or losing 50lbs) can be really inspiring, but it can also be daunting. Small targets aren’t so inspiring or exciting … but they are reassuringly do-able. Here’s how to combine both for maximum effect. Ambitious Goals: Shoot for the Moon “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss you’ll land among the stars.” – Les Brown Big goals are inspiring. They give you something really worthwhile to go for: in many cases, achieving one of your biggest goals could make a huge difference to your life. And, as the Les Brown quote says, even if you miss your goal, you’ll still have accomplished something worthwhile. Let’s say you aim to lose 50lbs and you lose 30lb: that’s still a great achievement, and one that will have huge benefits for your health. Your ambitious goals might be something like: Run a marathon Write a book and get it published Change to a new career Run a successful small business Get back into those old jeans When you’re looking ahead to the long-term, set yourself some big goals. Don’t make them so huge that they’re totally unrealistic, but do make them inspiring and potentially life...
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