Setting Big Goals

In his book, the Four Hour Work Week, Tim Ferris proposed something radical.

Tim, like most inspirational writers, encourages us to set big goals. However, what separates Tim from the others is the logic behind what he says.

Tim says that if you set normal goals, then you have the same goals as everyone else. Due to this, there is greater competition in achieving it.

A simple example of this is if we take money. If you ask most people about their money goals, they will say that they want to be a millionaire.

Due to this there is greater competition in achieving this. Tim, however, would say a better goal to have would be to become a two or three millionaire because immediately you have lifted yourself out of this competing group.

The similar example can be applied to jobs. Numerous studies have shown that if there are two job adverts for the exact same job and with the exact same pay, then the one offering the lower amount always gets the more applicants. This proves Tim’s point, if you set higher goals than everyone else, you will automatically be in the group with least competition.

As we enter a new week, try to use Tim’s idea and set goals that have fewer people competing with you to achieve it. This will greatly increase your chance of achieving it.