Discussions about goals focus more on how to pursue goals than on what goals to pursue. I told you last week to take the next shot and charge the next summit. It got me thinking.
The goals you decide to pursue affect your life as much as how you pursue them. The targets you select, the peaks you attempt to reach, and the achievements you try to accomplish change your entire range of experiences, understandings, and outcomes.
In high school, I decided I wanted to play college football. Choosing that target opened up my world. I attended football camps around the country, visited schools, built relationships with coaches and players, and gained access to scholarships to fund my education.
How I approached my college research, recruitment, and selection process was secondary. Primary was my decision to chase the vision of playing college football. That choice changed everything about my life. My trajectory. My geography. My opportunity. My adversity.
I played with teammates in high school who were great players who could have played in college but chose not to try. They pursued other things, and their lives experienced the influence of the pursuits they chose.
How you pursue your goals matters, but do the goals you choose to pursue matter more?
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