January 17, 2006
Who Sets Your Goals?
K’s Blog reminded me of a critical point that I need to pass along.
You must set your own goals.
Too many people try to keep up with their neighbors (or a work colleague, or a classmate, etc.). You need to benchmark your career success against yourself.
Striving to be “best in class” or to dominate the competition is great. I’m not knocking being competitive. Truly competitive people are passionate about what they do. It is this passion that fuels their drive.
Playing to win because you love the game is the only way to remain competitive for the long haul. My pole vaulting coach use to say:
“The bar is only there to measure how high you jump. If you set a personal best and you don’t win the event you have taken a huge step toward winning the next event. You should be happy with your achievement but not satisfied with today’s results. That’s how you know pole vaulting is for you.”.
This is the way you should feel about your goals. If you reach a new height in your business/career you should be happy but not satisfied. If you feel that way then you are on the right track
Set your goals and achieve them because you love the pursuit of perfection in your business/ your career. If you are in it for any other reason, chances are that there is something better you could be doing with your time.
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This is very true. I can relate this to my golf game as well as my career. With golf I set a goal to break 90. When I did I wasn’t satisfied now my goal is to break 85. Same with my career, setting a goal to earn a new position, but once achieved I’m not satisfied. I’m setting the next goal and looking for the opportunity.
Comment by Kyle R Sullivan — January 18, 2006 @ 15:01
Thanks, Kyle and Brandon.
Comment by Dave Lorenzo — January 23, 2006 @ 16:37