Adventure | Being Exceptionally Nice |
Building a Business | Changing Things |
Coolness | Creative Expressions / Creative Output |
Discovery - e.g. space travel | Doing Good |
Educational Achievements | Epic Experience |
Fame | Family |
Fortune | Founding Things |
Freedom | Grit |
Leading People | Leading an Industry |
Mastering an Art | Outcompeting |
Overcoming a Big Problem | Personal Growth |
Personal Presence | Power |
Public Speaking | Pursuit of Aesthetic Perfection |
Pursuit of Happiness | Pursuit of Knowledge |
Pursuit of Style | Pursuit of a Culturally Rich Life |
Pursuit of a Socially Rich Life | Reaching a High Level of Performance - e.g. in sport |
Reinventing a Profession | Reinventing an Art |
Reinventing an Industry | Research Breakthroughs - e.g. curing a disease |
Self-awareness & Self-fulfillment | Social Life |
Social Status | Spirituality |
Storytelling | Thriving in a Competitive Profession / Industry |
Transcendence | Unconditional Love |
Wit |
Big Goals & Inaction
Big goals can be used to generate self-satisfaction without action. Saying you will go great things tomorrow isn't helpful unless it inspires action today. It can be helpful to keep big goals to yourself to avoid being congratulated for things you haven't done -- creating satisfaction without effort.Vision
A vision is a big goal for a society, organization, institution or team. These are meant to be big but are often mediocre nonetheless.Heliotropic Effect
The heliotropic effect is the tendency for people to move towards the most positive vision they have of themselves. This is an analogy to the tendency of plants to bend towards sunlight. Big goals can serve as a drive to move towards a brighter future even if they are too big to actually achieve.| Overview: Big Goals | ||
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| Definition | A goal that is difficult to achieve. | |
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