Stop Playing It Safe: 10 Steps to Setting Goals That Ignite Your Life
Michael Bungay Stanier suggests that important goals have three specific qualities: they are daunting, important, and thrilling.
To better understand this concept, let’s consider a person’s life from childhood to adulthood and see if his life goals have these three qualities.
Meet Jason, a talented and intelligent young man who excels academically and enjoys drawing, playing the piano, and daydreaming. As he reaches 18 and prepares for college, Jason has many options, but his pragmatic parents urge him to pursue a “safe” career. Jason agrees and attends engineering school, where he does exceptionally well and becomes an engineer.
However, Jason’s job is important and daunting but not thrilling. He feels bored and unfulfilled, highlighting the importance of following a proven framework while setting daunting, important, and thrilling goals.
These ten tips can improve your goal-setting skills and help you achieve all your goals.
- Find your WHY: Discovering your “Why” while pursuing meaningful goals is crucial. It provides clarity, motivation, and a compass for direction. Understanding the deeper purpose encourages you to show up and do the work daily. It serves as your guiding light to keep you going.
