I have achieved the most amazing thing ever.
My name is Matt, and today’s topic will be on
Setting Goals Everywhere
My official position is a Marketing Specialist in the Marketing Department at Dakno Marketing.
I used to build PDF forms for NASA.
But after achieving my biggest goal three months ago (marriage), I realized I hadn’t set a new one to run after. It was marriage, and then….?
Working at Dakno has really helped me to start thinking ahead on a regular basis. My clients need plans for their business, and my job is to provide a solution.
Suddenly, I’m regularly creating strategy outlines for clients, planning six months in the future and setting deadlines for dates that haven’t yet passed.
It’s a strange feeling. Sometimes I don’t even know what’s happening in the next 15 minutes.
But this routine thinking has started to influence my life outside of work. Now I’m sitting down with my wife and I are sitting down and talking about our plans for the future and the steps we need to take in order to achieve them.
This doesn’t mean I have everything planned out, month by month, for the rest of my life.
Actually, I believe that’s a terrible way to live. Let me show you the benefits of macro-managed goals.
Purpose
Once I have a goal to achieve, every decision I make should be influenced by that goal, and ultimately result in reaching that goal.
The time is coming up for Brad to sit down with us and go over our goals, personal, professional, and long-term achievements.
I recommend approaching that meeting with the following objectives in mind:
I should have a goal for my life
This is an Ultimate Goal, the biggest clam in the Bucket List.
Let’s assume I want to be a space astronaut.
Or a pizza delivery driver.
Maybe I want to be a pizza delivery astronaut in space.
Whatever you choose, make it the biggest, most amazing thing possible.
It should be almost unattainable, highly uncomfortable, and undeniably awesome.
Think of the things you’ll need to do in order to accomplish that thing
It will probably involve creating smaller goals. Mine would be “Become an Astronaut” and “Learn to Drive”. Then lay them out in a roadmap. Maybe while learning to drive to Houston, I can start reading some books about space travel.
This will save time and also increase my multitasking skillset.
Make decisions to help you reach your goals
If my dream is to be Shuttle Commander Papa John, working at a retail job probably won’t help me get to Andromeda 6.
The choices I make now need to get me to my smaller goals, and eventually to the big one.
Passion
Living this way involves thinking weeks, months, and years ahead. But it also requires your own personal desires from your life.
Why would I make zero-gravity pie portage my life’s goal if I wasn’t 100% sure it’s something I want to do?
Here’s another question:
What if you don’t have a Life Goal, and can’t think of something that makes you passionate enough to work for?
My answer is to find something you love, and milk it dry. If I love distributing deepdish, I should keep doing it until I’m the best there is. I don’t believe there’s only one thing in this world that anyone is good at doing, nor that we only have one interesting subject to capture our attention.
That’s my own personal opinion, however, and I’d love to hear from anyone who has different experience in setting goals for their own life.
Pizza
Finally, while we’re on the subject of round food in outer space, I’d like to posit a weak metaphor:
If the rounded shape and radiating cuts show a focused goal in our life, then the crust would be…
And the pepperoni…would…and the cheese melted…
Never mind.
Look, I know it’s hard. Achieving big goals is hard. Being really happy is hard. But we have to start somewhere.
Start big. Your life will thank you later.
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