The Goal Setting Guide: The Case Study
“A goal properly set is halfway reached.” – Abraham Lincoln
Through the last few posts here I have talked about goal setting and my tips to create better goals or achieve your dreams. By reading the posts I have already written (below) you will have the tools you’ll need to set goals that really work, so now I think it is time to show you what can be achieved by using these techniques and why you should use them.
Past Posts in the Series
• An Introduction and Thinking Smart
• Five Tricks to Achieve Goal Setting Nirvana
• Dreamlining
How Tim Ferriss Achieved it All
Tim Ferriss is a remarkable character who has achieved a remarkable amount in his 29 years. Tom Foremski of Silicon Valley Reporter even went as far to say “Tim Ferriss has packed more into his 29 years than Steve Jobs has in his 51″. Thats clearly no mean feat! Here’s some of the things Tim has achieved.
• Guest Lecturer at Princetown University
• First American in history to hold a world record in Tango
• Speaker of 6 languages
• National Chinese Kickboxing champion
• MTV break dancer
• Actor in Chinese hit TV series (Human Cargo)
To go with this Tim has also traveled the world extensively, run a successful business (BrainQuicken) in the US and is now an established angel investor.
So how do you pack all this into 30 years and more to the point how do you keep focused enough to achieve all this?
Well Tim has used all the techniques I have detailed in the last few posts but he is a particular fan of dreamlining. He believes the more unrealistic the goals you set the more likely it is you will push to try and achieve it.
Admittedly not everyone wants to be like Tim but he is probably the best example for me to show what can be achieved with proper goal setting. Setting goals is a technique that needs to be learned in itself and once mastered it is amazing what can be achieved, look at Tim!
This now concludes The Goal Setting Guide. I will hopefully add to it from time to time but I now feel that there is a great guide out there to help you set goals that really make the most of your potential. While this is the end of this short series, it doesn’t have to be the end of my advise on goal setting. You can always email me with any questions you have – oli@oligibson.com – or you can find me on twitter – @oligibson.
