If you want to be massively successful, do NOT set ambitious goals, according to studies

This is why Steve Jobs said “You can’t connect the dots looking forward”…

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The conventional model to having great success in your career is setting and ardently pursuing big, hairy, audacious goals (BHAGs), even if you have no idea how you’re going to achieve them when you start.

Want to build a billion dollar company? Set the goal and work backwards from long-term goals to medium-term goals to short-term goals to today’s to-do list. Then take action, measure your progress along the way, and constantly course correct so you’re always on the most direct path (that you’re aware of) toward your ultimate goal.

Want to cure cancer? Set the goal and work backwards. Measure your progress.

Want to find the love of your life or be happy? Set the goal. Rinse and repeat.