The Hidden Danger of Goal Setting

One of the first thing success oriented people usually learn is that they have to set goals. We are told that for a goal to be successful it must be specific, have a deadline and be in writing. What we are not told is that the typically taught strategies for goal setting could be guaranteeing that you fall well short of your true potential or they could be adding many unnecessary years to your success journey.



Why are we told to make our goals specific?



The theory is that the more specific a goal, the easier it is for our subconscious to take it on board and, as a consequence, the greater the probability of getting that exact goal by the time our deadline expires. That may well be true but there is a balancing factor here. T View the rest of this article