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I Gave Up on Goals. Here’s How I Still Move Forward
Entrepreneurship and life made me look for something more adaptable.
I swear I tried. For years. I studied all the goal-setting techniques. I blocked time at the end of every year, month, and week to set and review goals. I always failed.
But I don’t mean I never achieved anything. I achieved different things. I constantly had to abandon my goals and set new ones.
Maybe it was my fault, either in the planning or execution phase. But I feel I can work better without complicated goal-setting practices.
I know this is a challenge for many other people. So if you’re like them, if you’re like me, here’s how I replaced goal setting as a content creator and solopreneur. I feel it’s a more realistic approach.
The one thing I had to accept
I think the main reason why my goals didn’t work has been the abundance of factors outside my control. Here are a few events showing what I mean. It’s a long list, but I want to paint a clear picture:
- My first blog was an immediate success, but then I gradually lost interest in photography (and after my son was born, I just didn’t have time to practice).
- Then, photographers started…
