By Jeffrey Shaw
How are all those goals you set for the new year going? If you’re like 43 percent of people, many have been set aside within just this last month, and with a continuing decline after that. For the high-achiever, this begs the question: How do we set big goals without setting ourselves up for a potential letdown?We are often pumped up with a lot of motivation hype to “think big,” “go big or go home” and “reach for the stars.” And why shouldn’t we? I’m certainly a proponent of becoming the biggest, baddest, boldest version of yourself you can: plus, goal setting is simply a necessary part of being in business. But what happens when we don’t hit them, especially the most audacious ones? The result is disappointment, which is compounded by an often-natural tendency to notice the wins and accomplishments of others, but when it comes to ourselves focus on what hasn’t been accomplished.
