Bret Dudl Goal Setting Theory
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Goal Setting Theory – Challenge Yourself – Doing the Unrealistic is Easier Than Doing the Realistic
Bret Dudl Goal Setting Theory by Jason Bernard Lewis.
A few days ago, I wrote about “Challenging the Status Quo.”
I wrote this article because I felt that many people are out there struggling, in a world that tells them, just keep doing things the way they have always been done and you will be successful.
It makes me sick, to think that 90% of our society will continue to do just that, the same thing day-in and day-out but expect different results. To me that is the definition of INSANITY.
I am not satisfied with just sticking with what will get me by day-to-day. I am satisfied with finding out better and more efficient ways of doing things so that I have the time to enjoy my family and my life.
Now if you are one of those people who are satisfied with your “Status Quo” lifestyle, then you might be in the wrong place and this article isn’t for you.
Although, if you are the type of person who is reading this, chomping at the bit to trade in your “Status Quo” strategies for a different set of rules, then keep reading.
Have you ever taken a step back and really looked at how we are told to set goals? I will be the first to tell you that Goal Setting is IMPORTANT, but I feel we go about this in the wrong way.
We are not steered in the wrong direction because people want us to fail, most don’t even know their advice may be wrong. We have been taught to teach goal setting the same way for so long, I think we might want to re-evaluate if the current goal-setting system is working.
Most of you at this point might be saying, Jason! What are you talking about?
Let me fill you in on a little SECRET, a secret that I learned from one of my long time mentors, Timothy Ferriss.
He says, “Doing the Unrealistic Is Easier Than Doing the Realistic!”
Stick with me for a minute, I promise this will all make sense in a minute. How many of us were told from the time we entered high school that we needed to set Realistic Goals? I am sure most all of us were told that. I know I was told that. It made sense at the time, Right? Or did it?
Are realistic goals really what you want? Or are unrealistic goals what you Dream about?
I would say that too many of us are satisfied with realistic goals because we can compare these realistic goals to goals that our friends have. No one likes to talk about unrealistic goals and those who do talk about them are told to get their head out of the clouds.
I want you to understand something, “It’s lonely at the top!” Ninety-nine percent of all people feel they are incapable of achieving great things, so they aim for mediocre.
The level of competition is thus fiercest for Realistic goals! Think about that, for a second.
I want you to remember something, if you want to be successful: The fishing is best where the fewest go, and the collective insecurity of the world makes it easy for people to hit home runs while others are going for base hits. There is less competition for Bigger goals.
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