Comments on: Why High Level Financial Goals Are Bullshit

By: Tom Tate

Tom Tate — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:42:54 +0000

Fucking GOOD post.
This is EXACTLY true.

As soon as I dropped all my BIG
monitary goals and started making
series of smaller goals that I accomplished
1 after another I started “making it” because
each time I had a goal where the skill to
make that goal was either in my reach or
VERY close to being with in my reach.

And now I have the income and lifestyle that
all the people going to the thousand dollar
seminars are looking for.

Not because I dreamed big but because I
got busy improving my self and then
USING those improvments to simply ACT.
T

By: Paul Schneider

Paul Schneider — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:06:05 +0000

I find big non-monetary goals useful but only if I let go of any emotional attachments to them i.e. have the inspiring goal, maintain a care free in the moment state of mind and go for it.

This is doable if you commit to daily mental and emotional fitness with meditation etc. It completely takes the stress out of the issue.

By: SBJ

SBJ — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 06:44:59 +0000

@DeMerchant: Exactly.

@Desty: I like the way you talk about merging your businesses. Good insights.

By: Desty

Desty — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:26:31 +0000

I agree that saying that you need to make X amount of dollars doesn’t do squat. What is needed, however, is a plan of action, not to make such and such amount of money, but as to what you want to have your business do. I’m not talking about a business plan, per say (although that is very important), I mean a future timeline for what you want your business to become. I tend to have my existing businesses come together and build new businesses, and I plan to continue that trend in the future.

By: DeMerchant

DeMerchant — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:38:00 +0000

I think if you’re not trying to be great at what you do, for the sole satisifacation of being great at it, then you’re destined to lose… if you look at your job and need financial rewards (although they are nice) to make you feel “successful” then pick a new career… I’ll take building a successful company, and being able to say “look what I made” over lining my pockets with cash anyday