Why You Should Not Have Big Goals In Life?

Yesterday I was casually scrolling Reddit and I saw one post by a ran- dom guy. He was talking about how he started his freelancing career and how he failed at it. He briefly talked about the courses he took, books he read, and how he followed every single thing preached by freelancing influencers on social media.

Despite all the hard work, effort, and time he couldn't reap the rewards he expected. And so he was asking for a piece of advice publicly if he should quit or continue with his freelancing journey.

When I read the post and the rest of the conversation happened in the comments section, I realized what went wrong with him. And so I de- cided to write about it today, so you can stop making the same mistake he
Dream big, achieve big. Have big goals. The bigger the goal, the higher the achievement. We see a lot of quotes, messages, and content similar to such context. Well, even though it's not entirely wrong; it's not practical either. In fact, having big goals is the worst thing you could do with yourself. How? Let me explain.

Imagine you are randomly wan- dering through a street. There is no one around you. You are just taking a casual walk and listening to music. After a while, you spot a towe
and shiny. You are admiring the beauty of the tower while you notice there is something vibrantly shining in the sun at the top of the tower. You look carefully and realize it's nothing but a pile of golden bricks. You look around and still, no one is there. Suddenly a thought comes into your mind why not take all those golden bricks with you and go home?

Without giving it much thought, you start jumping up and down, trying to reach the pile of golden bricks at the top. You jump, jump, and jump but there is no way you could reach the top. But you keep trying with all your energy. You keep jumping higher and higher every tim
After a while, there is no more energy and enthusiasm left in you to take more effort. Now you are ex- hausted and so you give up. You go home tired, exhausted, and heart- broken. After all, you had a chance to be wealthy and you lost it. With a saddened heart, you go to sleep.

A few days passed by and once again you are out taking a causal walk on the same street. You spot the same tower again. Golden bricks are still shining at the top. But you remember how your efforts went in vain last time. So this time you don't start jumping like a monkey. You roam around the tower observing, analyzing, and thinking over the solution to reach the top.

At the back side of the tower, you find a small staircase hidden from plain sight. So small that only one person could go up or down
time. You start walking one step at a time carefully.
You reach the first floor of the tower and notice there's one golden brick lying there. You pick that up and move upward. On the second floor, you find two golden bricks. On the third floor three, the fourth floor four bricks, and so on. You pick them up one by one and reach the top. Now you already have 91 bricks with you. And there's a pile of 100 golden bricks in front of you. You collect them as well. You pack all the bricks together and go home happy, healthy, and wealthy.
Now you see what happens when you strive to achieve the big goal in one go vs one small goal at a time. That pile of golden bricks at the top of the tower symbolizes a big goal. Whereas one or two bricks at each step symbolize small goals.

When you strive to achieve the big goal in one go, you not just lose your time but also effort, energy, and enthusiasm in the process. You left nothing but exhausted and demotivated. Sometimes you may succeed in the high jump but that's rare.

That guy from Reddit I talked about at the beginning was doing the same mistake. He heard from freelancers how they make $10-15K per month by working 2-3 hours a day. And so he strived for the same goal. He tried landing high-ticket clients without much experie
knowledge, and proof to show his expertise. Instead, if he would have aimed for small achievements like landing a first client, making $100, getting successful testimony, and getting the first retainer; it would have been easy for him to reach a slightly bigger goal next time. And shortly he would have reached the goal of $10-15/month.

If you want success that is 100% cer- tain, aiming for small goals is your best bet. When you strive for small goals, success becomes not just cer- tain but also progressive. Imagine, if you would have reached the top of the tower with your high jump, you would have only 100 golden bricks with you. But when you decided to go through the stairs taking one step at a time, you end up having 91 more bricks along the way. That's the magic of striving for small goals. And the bonus is, you will not feel,at ae.r.did.
Instead with every step when you'll collect a victory a.k.a golden brick; it'll fuel you to keep moving upward one step at a time.

Remember success is always sequential. Instead of striving to make $10,000/month, aim for $10, then $50, then $100, then $500, and so on. These small but concrete vic- tories will motivate you to achieve the next big goal. And this way you'll achieve success bigger and better than striving for just one big goal.

When dreaming, think big. But when aiming, think small. Go to the top of the tower of your life. But don't jump, walk.

Keep in mind - The smaller the goal, the quicker the achievement. The quicker the achievement, the easier the progress. The easier the
progress, the more consistent the action. The more consistent the action, the certain success.