Rule 43 - Set Realistic Targets For Yourself, Really Realistic

We're talking about personal goals, personal objectives, personal bottom lines. You have to set them or you won't be able to determine whether you're a success or not. There's no point, by the way, of judging yourself against anyone else. I always wanted to be terribly good at sport but I can't run and fail miserably. Am I a failure? Nope! I am good at other things and I measure my success against :

1. how I was doing last year


2. how I was doing five years ago


3. how I'm doing against my personal targets


4. how I'm doing against my long-term plan.

There isn't another person in sight because measuring yourself against anyone else is a mug's game.
So set yourself some targets but be realistic about them. I'm going to be Emperor of the World may sound impressive but it is totally unrealistic.

Make you targets challenging but attainable, realistic but a bit of a struggle - no good making them too easy, nor too hard.