Goal setting is easy. This is why so many people set goals.
Goal attainment is tricky. This is why so few people achieve them.
Goals: The difference between goal setting & goal attainment
- Goal setting is fun, liberating and can be completed in an hour.
- Goal attainment is fun, but requires ongoing commitment and a lot of work, often over a period of many years.
The initial set of goals, which took me from poverty to financial security for life, took me around 45 minutes to commit to paper. The work required to make them real, took me years.
Goal attainment caused me to stretch more than anything in my life. It required me to leave my comfort zones and stop blaming my past, for my future. It was the hardest, most fulfilling work I have ever done and I continue to set new goals all the time.
Set your goals, then do the work. That’s the secret to goal attainment.
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I’ve always believed that many of the men we call “genius” like Ford and Edison simply exercised an uncommon persistence that few exhibit. If they didn’t have the follow-through, we might never know they existed.
Hey Hooker.
You’re on to something there. It’s often been my experience, that extraordinary people are simply ordinary people, who do the extra work, that others miss.
Thanks for the feedback.
I have been working at a small productivity hack which is to commit two minutes to start something, any task you would otherwise put off.
It’s really been helping me push forwards at my goals.
Interesting idea, Charlie. Let me know how you get on!
Taking massive action is the hardest to do. Because it requires overcoming fear, stepping out of comfort zone, discipline and perseverance!
It requires a lot of energy to get started, but once momentum is gained, it becomes easier!
Outlining what needs to be done and setting a timeframe can provide a clearer picture of how how far your progressing. Schedules and a break down of what i need to achieve work for me! If im slack i know it.. it doesnt always work though!
Nice post to motivate us all!