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Paws
September 7, 2023 at 10:07 am
It’s called setting SMART goals. Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-bound. I agree, setting unrealistic goals can be harmful but setting good goals can guide someone to success e.g money, fame, strong and healthy relationships, whatever your values are.
Rob Nacho
September 7, 2023 at 8:32 pm
Some ones a project manager 😉
Princess Chelsea
September 7, 2023 at 10:08 am
This reminds me of the rule my therapist and I set together to stop making goals because it was harming me more than helping me. I constantly feel like I need to be achieving or being productive in order to have any self worth or even the right to exist at all. Because of this, I would talk myself out of things long before I even started. My self esteem was in the dirt and my stress levels were at a constant high to keep overperforming. Taking a step back and living a simple life without feeling the need to earn my right to exist through productivity has greatly lowered my stress levels and I feel happier.
Jophal Shaju
September 7, 2023 at 10:11 am
Imagine life is like grocery shopping with a proper list(goals) you will stick you budget and get what you actually need
Without goal you will end up buying 20$ worth of junk
Keep your goals realistic and go-ahead and concur the world
pegah sazvar
September 7, 2023 at 10:13 am
He is sooooo right.
chocomalk
September 7, 2023 at 10:13 am
Goals ≠ expectations.
Duppy's Human!
September 7, 2023 at 10:23 am
The key to setting and reaching your goals is creating finely detailed steps. You write out SPECIFIC steps you will follow to reach them. I lived in poor quality housing and set a goal to move into safe, clean surroundings within 3 months.
Step 1. I will research available housing within the area I want to live.
I will spend 2 hours everyday doing so beginning 6pm tomorrow. Found 6 units by day 3.
Step 2. I will spend 2 hours from 7pm to 9pm beginning tonight determining how much I will need for a security deposit and monthly rent.
Step 3. I will open a savings account and set up auto transfer of $50 a week from my checking account right now…
It took almost a 1 year but I reached my goal. There were plenty more steps and some fine tuning necessary as you can imagine plus a few set backs along the way; finding time, getting lazy, emergency spending, and such. My comment is not meant to tear the guy down, but to counter the negativity imbedded in his advice. Good luck.
p.s. never set goals that depend on other people behaving a certain way.
Meanderin Oranges
September 7, 2023 at 10:33 am
You didn’t tear your quad because you were too focused on your goal. You tore it because you starved yourself for two days. The goal was good, the execution was bad.
RGXJusto
September 7, 2023 at 7:26 pm
He probably didnt stretch
kamu747
September 7, 2023 at 10:39 am
It is so strange listening to the 1st 4 minutes of this tedtalk, its like he isnt listening to himself, am i missing something? He achieved exactly what he focused his mind towards achieving, he set a goal to NOT be drafted In the 1st 3 rounds.
It is crystal clear, he wrote it down, highlighted it and read it those words every single day (You will not be drafted in the 1st 3 rounds) even though he intended the opposite he committed to the message he set his mind to everyday. That was his goal and he achieved it in a, sadly, painful manner.
Now all that aside, lets take a moment and reflect on the manner he went about to acheive his intended goal of being drafted in the 1st 3 rounds, he put into operation a poor plan in place. He says it in the 4th minute of the tedtalk, about why he tore his quad, he dehydrated himself andntried to cut weight too fast etc.
The problem wasnt the goal setting. He might have very well achieved it. The problem was that he set a poor plan of action to achieving his goal
PALANAY
September 7, 2023 at 3:04 pm
I get you.
Revanth
September 7, 2023 at 10:40 am
Thank you so much for bringing up this.
Goran Spasojevic
September 7, 2023 at 10:46 am
Holy hyperbole in this talk…
niccolom
September 7, 2023 at 11:04 am
You set a direction and go.
No need to set the end point.
Alison Geduld
September 7, 2023 at 11:44 am
Thank you, Lord that you didn’t. I love to listen to you. Such an inspiration ✨️
lc3
September 7, 2023 at 11:53 am
Well, I’ve heard this message 3 times now so I suppose it’s what I need! For my art practice it was “focus on the process, not the outcome”. That’s another good way to put it for anything you do.
Arindam Das
September 7, 2023 at 12:02 pm
This has to be the most ignorant outlook towards goal setting. Saying that the risk associated with goal setting outweighs the benefits is outright false. The example given is false equivalency between an unrealistic goal and a goal that gives direction to personal development. I didn’t expect such a dumb rant about why we should set realistic goals; I’m genuinely surprised that so many clapped at the end.
Abdulla Ro'ziyev
September 7, 2023 at 12:28 pm
This ted talk is about opinion of someone,so I appreciate this,Having thought,Goals are very pivotal for everyone to achieve something in the future
Tri Ceratops
September 7, 2023 at 1:40 pm
This is horrible advice. I’m sorry that a specific goal didn’t work for a specific guy, but if I didn’t have the finish line in mind during my doctorate, maintained by a do or die mentality for 4 miserable years, I would not have made it. But I did.
N Steele
September 7, 2023 at 1:43 pm
Love this thought process!!!
mob_b.85
September 7, 2023 at 2:02 pm
That was interesting, I never thought about that in this way. It was so helpful and makes me to set goal for my life in a different way.
FTLNewsFeed
September 7, 2023 at 2:10 pm
The Buddha was correct, all goals lead to suffering. Either because you didn’t achieve them and so you suffer, or worse, you do achieve them and then what? onto the next goal? yet more suffering.
Eshaz world
September 7, 2023 at 2:30 pm
The thing that I understood is that… He wants to tell his audience that when you set a goal you it’s basically you are setting limitions for you. If you want to be limitless then you need to focus in the possibilities around you. Its not neccesarry to stick to one goal but also you can go with the other opportunities that you have along way. Setting goal is not bad thing but bad in the way when you bound your self only on achieving that goal. You can do better by having to achieve things limitlessly.
I believe that when you have goal then it makes you to be focused and motivated.
Muhammad Umair Maniar
September 7, 2023 at 3:27 pm
hmm… interesting, irrespective of you agree or disagree.
Hailey Sorensen
September 7, 2023 at 3:38 pm
This is an incredibly inspiring way to put a spin on the way you think about goal setting! Objectives without limitations
DizzyPirate
September 7, 2023 at 4:19 pm
If anyone knew how much I want to release my songs and make more money from them than my last job… I guess that should be the goal. A goal without limits!
M.K.
September 7, 2023 at 5:01 pm
This guy should set a goal to achieve a pair of pants in his size.
JJBeanks
September 7, 2023 at 5:39 pm
Gotta say I never thought about it like this but he’s right. To have a goal is to limit your own potential and deem yourself a failure if life happens in pursuit of your goal. Shooting for the stars and landing on the moon is still noteworthy and provides valuable experience/expertise that may enable you to land on a comet.
Doris Larson
September 7, 2023 at 10:30 pm
_It feels so satisfying to make decisions that can shape your life for good…earning $11,850 returns every single week. God has been so good to me 😇_
Roger Jensen
September 7, 2023 at 10:52 pm
Charlotte is exceptional, her short-term investment is good but i think long-term is much better, on January i invested $5000 with her and i top up my trade $500 weekly, now i have over $138,095 on my portfolio.
Raina peter
September 7, 2023 at 10:56 pm
_<>Hello, i just found her website… I’m impressed.._
Billy Lucas
September 7, 2023 at 10:57 pm
Charlotte shows kindness, compassion & love in fact she’s also a humanitarian
Brenda Torres
September 7, 2023 at 10:58 pm
True 💯
Josephine Williams
September 7, 2023 at 11:00 pm
<><>True! She’s well recognize in United Kingdom, she’s unique in the field just got to keep to her instructions and you’ll excel. £17,200 already in my portfolio.😊_
ROMANUMERALZ
September 8, 2023 at 3:12 am
Wrong. You should NEVER tell anyone your goals!
ROMANUMERALZ
September 8, 2023 at 3:13 am
DO NOT BE DECEIVED.
ROMANUMERALZ
September 8, 2023 at 3:13 am
YELL👁WJACKET
Andrew Brodski
September 8, 2023 at 4:57 am
Poor guy is the only one who had a set back in life…
PRACTICAL RESEARCH G1
September 8, 2023 at 8:28 am
“I really enjoyed this video! The editing was great, and the information was presented in a clear and concise way. I learned a lot about “Why You Should Stop Setting Goals”. Thanks for sharing!”
katy tj
September 8, 2023 at 9:11 am
I have had some pretty shocking goals and i have achieved them but i kinda get what he says but it is still vague for me.i think i need ro hear more.its intriging but its kinda here and there it doeant give u something to act on.he set a goal himself saying he wants to be an influencer and all or playing the gittar better everyday is a goal too…
Anu Routh
September 8, 2023 at 9:43 am
Waste of 12 mins. Perfect example of sounding like you’re saying a lot without actually saying much.
To summarize: focus on the process not the product.
Ethan Dillard
September 8, 2023 at 10:44 am
Can’t stand this guy
Andy Cordy
September 8, 2023 at 11:28 am
Great speaker. Loved this show. Not sure this thesis is solid
Murphy Halim
September 8, 2023 at 11:35 am
Great talk both content and the way he deliver.
I thought this kind of thinking a little bit same as what Steven Covey shared on his book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. He mentioned three things for life direction: Purpose, Dream, and Goals.
– Purpose is the direction we set and never achieved. e.g. I am in Antartica (south of earth) and I my purpose is go to north. North is direction, no ending.
– Dream is checkpoint and a little bit vague but still more obvious than purpose. e.g. the dream is go to Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, US, Canada, Greendland, etc. (always heading north).
– Goal is more obvious and actionable. e.g. the goal is finding ship towards Argentina, book the schedule, go to pick-up point, sit on the ship, etc.
Lära McCully
September 8, 2023 at 11:56 am
Yes! Absolutely!❤️
Lära McCully
September 8, 2023 at 12:04 pm
It has been absolutely proven that dopamine comes only when striving for and the anticipation of reaching a goal. Without goals depression sets in. However, one must set small, realistic goals within a plan. Changing direction or refocusing a goal is NOT failure, it’s just life. Balance is key. Always set reachable goals. The more you can deposit into your personal bank account, the more self-confidence and self-love will become yours.❤️
Keith Hopper
September 8, 2023 at 6:21 pm
Not that it matters, I’m one voice amongst many, but I think what he was really referring to were dreams, not goals, but he did make an eloquent argument for his position. Well done.
Eva Burnz
September 10, 2023 at 12:24 pm
I agree, and whilst I still have a position of difference to his argument, I highly enjoyed consuming and digesting this absorbing talk.
Kudos, Mr Acho, indeed.
bartsshorts
September 12, 2023 at 5:34 am
im pretty sure he said goals
Bhupesh Bharty
September 9, 2023 at 4:25 am
All word is true everytime
And one point sagacious for me that ” set goal is end , possibility is endless “
Juri Love
September 9, 2023 at 4:39 am
Love you, Mr. Acho! Hope I get to work with you someday!
Missy
September 9, 2023 at 7:56 am
An interesting talk but we always have goals we set ourselves in our lives whether it’s conscious or subconscious, else why do we go to school with-out the goal of completing it. We apply to go to uni or do another course since the goal we have set ourselves is to complete that course to the best of our ability which gives us more choices/options upon completion. We get a job with the goal of making money and to learn more, which could lead to either a promotion or a better paying/higher position in another company. We buy a house with the goal of making it our home. There are many ways we make subconscious goals for ourselves.
There are also conscious unrealistic goals where there is no end other than that goal we set initially which means there is no alternate paths we can take to be able to achieve that goal. If your belief to achieve that goal is so strong you could resort to an easy way or a short cut to achieve that goal (which Emmanual did), that could harm you &/ others around you. A goal is ultimately a means to an end and once you have completed that goal, what do you do next if that’s all you’ve worked toward for 10+ years since you don’t have anything else to focus on anymore?
As we grow older, our lives change and we take different paths all the time with our decisions. If you have a goal make sure that you can adapt it to your life as you continue along your journey. Don’t make it a “be all” and “end all” of your life’s existence.
Olga Stark
September 10, 2023 at 7:44 am
I spend almost 10 year to understand and feel the difference ! And it make me feel much more free in my mind.
Mars ME
September 10, 2023 at 10:15 am
It depends…don’t totally agree.
Nell Winston
September 10, 2023 at 12:02 pm
It means the fixed mindset when you made a mistake and u think that you a really bad person (he said “damage and self-esteem”). But instead of thinking of your personal ability there is growth mindset. You can make a mistake, but u are not a loser. You have made a mistake, you can fix it. Just keep going and don’t give up. It was my opinion.
Shivam Singh ✅
September 10, 2023 at 12:35 pm
Thank You.🥺😭
Invox
September 10, 2023 at 5:21 pm
This guy sounds like a gospel preacher.
Bui Minh Music
September 10, 2023 at 7:46 pm
I think need to have ending target to avoid out of control. Should both, have goal and object. Thank you.
Holly Richardson
September 11, 2023 at 1:17 am
Thank you for this share. I have never set goals and I was very successful. The focus on myself lead me to being successful no matter what I did. My focus was on being the best I could at everything I did. I never wrote down goals when I became a realtor and I didn’t know how I would do any of it….I just knew I would do it. I trusted myself. I built a repeat and referral business and became top producer for 3 years out of 6.5. I became a realtor when I was 5 months pregnant and single.
I never get let down and as I grow, I always surprise myself and celebrate each milestone. 🔥☝️
Hiệp Khách Hành
September 11, 2023 at 3:23 am
Thật tuyệt vời ❤❤
Rafa T
September 11, 2023 at 8:20 am
I guess they let anyone give a ted talk these days. Also, the key takeaway was supposed to be – know your limits. That muscle tear didn’t happen because he set those goals. Also, he psyched himself up too much. There’s a price to and I quote ‘doing it all’.
Helen Houwen
September 11, 2023 at 8:42 am
Well done sir
Motors N Men
September 11, 2023 at 8:23 pm
literlly everything you do is a goal. In the back of your mind you are thinking about archieving that certain action, object, or status. Getting a little better at guitar each day is a goal. I think not setting goals it terrible. I’ve archieved the most sucsess in my life by creating goals and sticking to them. However, I do agree that you should focus more on the plan you will follow rather than the goal itself. When you set goals youre commited to without a plan you begin to loose yourself. Acho seemed to have a pretty good plan tho; gym at 6 AM, running, eating good, overall treating himself like a professional athlete. I believe he made this video not because the goal ate him up but because that vision of checking that goal he wrote down every night ate him up.
Lizhou Yu
September 12, 2023 at 7:56 am
Really great talk. Inspired me a lot. I set a goal to enter the honors of psychology. But if I am not stopping love psychology. Now I don’t want that goal. Enjoy the process and do well instead. Thank you Emmanuel.