Go for it !
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Have you ever gone too far?
I do this -- and have hugely benefited from it.
As T.S. Eliot (the famed British essayist) said, "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."
I've learned that too many of us set our goals "way too low". My mother used to tell me, "Shoot for the stars and you'll reach the moon. Shoot for the moon and you'll never get out of your daily orbit." I've asked a lot of 80 plus years olds what their biggest regrets have been and most have shared some version of "I should have taken another path -- and done what I really wanted to do -- but was afraid that I might fail or of what others might say about me." What's sad living this way is that in aspiring for what seems reasonable you disconnect yourself from what you truly want and all that's left is a compromise.
I'm not suggesting setting impossible goals -- but rather stretch goals. The way I look at it is you can't fail setting a stretch goal. If you win then you'll be happy. If you lose then you'll be wiser.
I recommend that you give thought to what's important to you on a personal, professional or religious basis -- set an ambitious goal -- and "go for it". You'll eliminate a possible regret, might end up very happy, and worse case will be smarter in the long run.
Please consider and take the actions you deem appropriate.
Program Executive at IBM
4 年Oh so true, I use the "Shoot for the stars and you'll land on the moon" quote, too.....I hadn't heard the second part of it, "Shoot for the moon and you'll never get out of your daily orbit." I LOVE It. Thank you Bob!
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4 年Hi Bob, I also didn’t notice that you are blogging again. I am happy to read you again. I am shooting for stars now ??
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4 年Good for your mom! Her advice and yours are surely helpful.. stretching our horizons is a great idea... too easy to get comfortable and avoid new adventures/goals! Thx Bob!
Bob - What a delight! I'm a little late in discovering that you started blogging on LinkedIn. I always enjoyed following your internal IBM blog. Now even more people can benefit from your experience and wisdom. Thanks for sharing!
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4 年Life without a Goal is nothing and life without trying to achieve your goal is a waste.. you have nicely shared that without making any efforts to get to your goal, will leave only regret in life when we look back!! It is motivating, thanks Bob!