Lately I’ve been contemplating putting exact numbers on your goals.
Part of me definitely sees the value of defining your goals and setting specific time frames and parameters in place. Otherwise you would be working towards a vague goal; you wouldn’t even know when you reached it.
At the same time, I also consider that while we stretch ourselves to reach those goals, we are also limiting ourselves in a sense. By telling yourself, and the world, that you are capable of only so much – you thereby limit yourself.
While I don’t have any analytical data on it, it seems very common that one peeks as they reach their goal. This means that while a goal might challenge you, it also puts a mental cap on what is possible.
So I’ve been thinking about how best it is set your intentions towards a specific goal, while still being open to going beyond that. I suppose part of it is just how you frame the goal, and how you talk to yourself about it.
I still haven’t figured this out myself. If readers out there have any ideas on how they’ve worked around this I’d love to hear from you!
Best,
Miel
DINKS (Dual Income No Kids) Finance is a blog discussing personal finance for couples. While by no means financial experts, we own a variety of assets including real estate and stocks. We've both been up to our eyeballs in debt and have made tons of financial mistakes. However, we've both successfully retired that debt and we both do learn from our failings. We hope that our voice in this blog can help others in achieving their goals!
