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Why You Shouldn’t Tell People Your Goals

Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
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6 min readJan 24, 2025

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I recently wrote the following article, which resonated well with the audience. It may be the right time to write more on this topic.

If You Want To Stay Happy — Don’t Share These Things With People

It’s not all about these four things; there is more to the story. In this story, I will try to convince you why you should not share your goals.

I used to share my fitness, career, and relationship goals in social gatherings, but this practice has only caused me embarrassment.

Many times, I forget or do not practice the long-term goal, and then, in the next social gathering, people will ask, “Hey, how’s it going?”

How’s your fitness goal going on?

Are the abs on the way?

Did you go on that trip?

Did you read that book?

Were you able to switch your job or make a big move?

Many times, I tried to avoid this, smile, and move on to the next topic. But deep down, I thought it was not the right way. Being me, I started to dig deep into this topic.

Do successful people share their goals?

What about the ultra-successful people?

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