One Thing by Colin Wright
Do your work, and I shall know you. Do your work, and you shall reinforce yourself. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Take a moment, step back from your concerns, and focus on one thing: You have one life to achieve everything you’ve ever wanted. Sounds simple, but when you really focus on it, let it seep into your consciousness, you realize you only have about 100 years to get every single thing you’ve ever wanted to do. No second chances. This is your only shot. Suddenly, this means you should have started yesterday. No more waiting for permission or resources to start. Today is the day you make the rest of your life happen. Write down one thing you’ve always wanted to do and how you will achieve that goal. Don’t be afraid to be very specific in how you’ll achieve it: once you start achieving, your goals will get bigger and your capability to meet them will grow.
(Author: Colin Wright)
One Thing by Andrew Cairns
Kind of similar to some of the previous prompts. The quote from Emerson, to me, is less to do with setting goals, and more to do with being consciencious in your work (seeing the value in your work and the increased value in yourself if you do a good job, learn or perfect a skill and contribute to society).
To get back to goals, small (easy) goals don't require much effort or work e.g. to run a 10 km race, to learn the lyrics of your favourite song (and sing them to someone); bigger (more difficult) goals take more effort, work and above all motivation e.g. to run a marathon or compete in a triathlon, to learn how to play an instrument (well). I don't agree that achieving small goals, will necessarily allow you to define and achieve bigger ones. Although that is one way to progress in a given area (like playing an instrument) to learn easy pieces / techniques first and move on to more and more difficult pieces.
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