Chapter 47. Set Realistic Targets for Yourself—No, Really Realistic
We’re not talking budgets here or corporate targets. We’re talking personal goals, personal objectives, personal bottom lines. You have to set them or you won’t be able to determine whether you are a success. There’s no point, by the way, in judging yourself against anyone else. I always wanted to be terribly good at a sport, but I can’t run and failed miserably. It has always led me to believe I am a failure, but I found out the other day that there is a gene for good sporting skills, and it is one I obviously don’t have. Am I a failure? Nope, just genetically challenged, and I can’t beat myself up about that. I am good at other things and I measure my success against
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