You Need Goals That Stretch You

When you create goals, be sure to write down some big ones that will stretch you. It pays to have goals that will require you to grow to achieve them.

It is a good thing to have some goals that make you a little uncomfortable. Why? Because the ultimate goal, in addition to achieving your material goals, is to become a master at life. And to do this, you will need to learn new skills, expand your vision of what is possible, build new relationships, and learn to overcome your fears, considerations, and roadblocks.

In addition to turning every aspect of your vision into a measurable goal, and all the quarterly and weekly, and daily goals that you routinely set, you must set a breakthrough goal that would represent a quantum leap for you and your career. Most goals represent incremental improvements in our lives.

They are like plays that gain you 4 yards in the game of football. But what if you could come out on the first day of the game and throw a 50-yard pass? That would be a quantum leap in your progress. That certainly is a breakthrough.