Setting small goals to achieve big ones
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David talks about setting small goals in order to achieve big ones. It is not rocket science but people are NOT applying this theory to their lives and keep on getting disappointed.
So set small goals, celebrate them and then a little bit down the line stop and take a look around... guess what those small goals have achieved big things.
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David Perel 19 Jan, 2009 09:37:50 AM
@Chris - What amazes me is that people set these huge goals and then wonder why half way down the line get surprised when it all falls down around them. Set small ones with a big one in mind and things will go more smoothly.
Benjamin Falk 19 Jan, 2009 19:25:58 PM
Good stuff. =) I agree -- especially when starting a potentially large project, it helps to break things down into smaller more achievable chunks to you don't get overwhelmed.
Sean 09 May, 2009 01:06:48 AM
I just came here from the top 10 posts entry.
My day job is a language teacher and one of the things I work on is goal setting with language teaching. Of course the thing is to get people to realize that a large goal is great, but it's incredibily demotivating if it takes too long to get there. small goals help build a sense of achievement and provide incentive to keep going. Goal setting is incredibly important to me personally.
I use an Acronym to represent the various stages of a good goal. S.M.A.R.T.E.R. which I've detailed in a blog post about my 2009 Goals (originally posted on Dec 30, 2008)
Sean 09 May, 2009 01:08:35 AM
didn't realize that your commments didn't allow HTML the link to my goal setting post was eaten. Anyhow I've used it in the link field on this post if anyone cares to follow it.
Adam Daniel Mezei 14 May, 2009 01:24:33 AM
Howzit D.,
While listening to your thoughts, I switchtasked on over to my FB window to simultaneously ask an old university buddy of mine what the name of book we all read together back in da day about the following (Allan came up snake eyes, so I'll have to email you offline to let you know if he susses out the title anytime soon -- it's definitely worth a strident read!)
A sprinter, who eventually scored gold at one of the Olympic Games (I've been racking my brain for the title -- this is now over 15 years ago -- but I believe it was in Los Angeles, databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=21&sp=ATH) -- in track and field -- who never used to base his performance according to how he finished in a race. He always measured his race results in terms of his PERSONAL BESTS. Even if he lost the race, provided he did better than during his previous heat, that was deemed to be progress.
It was an excellent book about pacing oneself, a thin number with a wicked-as silver dust jacket and hardcover which I've got buried somewhere back in one of my folks' basements back in Canada in a sealed box. ::: I was kind of hoping I could shake off the cobwebs meanwhile as I typed, alas another time... :::
Another good example is what good roundball players, like Allan Iverson (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Iverson) do: the play what they call the "game within the game." To wit: say his team was behind by, for example, 20 points with ten minutes left to the 3rd quarter...rather than focussing on the entire match, and getting overwhelmed by the lateness and seemingly hopelessness of the game, Iverson would rally his teammates and "pretend" that the game were only a 20-0 contest, and to zone in on the remaining ten minutes as if it were a micro game in and of itself, pulling out all the stops and ramping up their intensity and performance for a ten minute full court press, so to speak...
The point being...you've got to play little mind games with yourself sometimes to make-believe that things are not really as despondent as they seem -- because it's all really SMALL stuff. Small goals. Incremental challenges. And eventually you will cross the finish line in first place. Not to mention that most industries -- I don't care if they're bricks and mortar or virtual -- require at least ten years of concerted effort to master the craft (that I learned from watching all of Nico Mastorakis' films -- www.imdb.com/name/nm0557789/ -- see if you can catch NIGHTMARE AT NOON).
I think you get the pic, but thanks for the good vibes -- it got me thinking back several years now.
One more clip to go...
--ADM
dan 08 Jun, 2009 10:46:57 AM
If you'd like a tool for setting your goals, you can use this web application:
www.Gtdagenda.com
You can use it to manage your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, schedules and a calendar. A Vision Wall (inspiring images attached to yor goals) is available too. Works also on mobile.
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Chris M 18 Jan, 2009 23:05:31 PM
Totally dude, start small and set achievable goals, then spread your wings based on your findings along the way.