http://www.chrisgribble.com/2007/03/09/polarise-or-focus-its-gets-things-done/ Be yourself - Everyone else is taken (Oscar Wilde) Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:17:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://www.chrisgribble.com/2007/03/09/polarise-or-focus-its-gets-things-done/comment-page-1/#comment-3298 bryan Fri, 09 Mar 2007 11:53:27 +0000 http://www.chrisgribble.com/2007/03/09/polarise-or-focus-its-gets-things-done/#comment-3298 I disagree with Steve Pavlina. I think that focusing on one's goals can be to one's own detriment. A bloke a few years ago studied what made over-acheivers different from just high-achievers. He found that the single discernible difference was what people did once that they had identified goals. Sure, they both used the goals as a guide. But, whereas the high achievers used the goals to get direction by staying focused on them, the over-achievers used the goals to select behaviours that they focuses on, and by doing do they invariably exceeded their own goals. In this regard, staying mindful of one's goal/s can limit you to just that goal, which is especially concerning if you set your goal too hastily or too much based upon ego rather than compassion. I disagree with Steve Pavlina. I think that focusing on one’s goals can be to one’s own detriment. A bloke a few years ago studied what made over-acheivers different from just high-achievers. He found that the single discernible difference was what people did once that they had identified goals. Sure, they both used the goals as a guide. But, whereas the high achievers used the goals to get direction by staying focused on them, the over-achievers used the goals to select behaviours that they focuses on, and by doing do they invariably exceeded their own goals. In this regard, staying mindful of one’s goal/s can limit you to just that goal, which is especially concerning if you set your goal too hastily or too much based upon ego rather than compassion.

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