What You're Missing
What matters, Generally
Setting and achieving goals is what drives progress.
When we think of goal setting, we tend to think in objective terms.
“I have the goal to
Lose 100lbs
Be 10% Body Fat
Run 5:00 min mile
Complete an Ironman
Deadlift 700lbs
Have $3 million invested”
Those are all wonderful and impressive goals to have set.
They give us a north star, a goal line to cross.
These objective goals have a solidified number to achieve. Something that is Black or White. Either we accomplish it or not
But very rarely is it accomplishing those objective measures that really makes us feel successful in those accomplishments.
What really evokes the emotion of accomplishment is the subjective goals we achieve along the way.
It’s finding success in building and maintaining the habits you have to change to achieve those goals.
It’s not just losing 100lbs but being proud of how you look.
It’s not just running a 5:00 min mile, but being proud of the consistent execution of being a fast runner
It’s not deadlifting 700lbs its learning to be confident enough in attempting any lift that you approach.
Many times we put arbitrary timelines to complete the objective goals, and when we miss that mark, we feel as if we fall short of that timeline.
Feeling unsuccessful because we missed that objective mark.
But what about the subjective victories we had along the way?
I will argue that those subjective accomplishments mean more than the objective ones.
Because that is what will continue to drive us forward, what will fuel the fire within.