Comments on: Happy 2010 http://www.charmingtales.net/2010/01/11/happy-2010/ and Charming Tales Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:47:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Justin Ryan http://www.charmingtales.net/2010/01/11/happy-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-5946 Justin Ryan Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:48:10 +0000 http://www.charmingtales.net/?p=572#comment-5946 A lot of people tell you that if you really want to achieve your goals, you should tell everybody you know and make a big deal about them so you'll be "accountable". Personally, I think you should keep your goals under wraps - the more important a goal is to you, the fewer people you should tell. Loose lips sink ships, y'all. Call me cynical, but people like to see other people fail - the more people who know about your goals, the more people you'll have trying to hold you down. Don't get me wrong, I don't think it's deliberate or even conscious most of the time, but that doesn't keep it from happening. I applaud you keeping your goals to yourself - tell the people that have to know, and maybe a close friend or two who can be trusted, but leave the rest of the world in the dark. Besides, it makes for a big surprise when you finish. :D A lot of people tell you that if you really want to achieve your goals, you should tell everybody you know and make a big deal about them so you’ll be “accountable”. Personally, I think you should keep your goals under wraps – the more important a goal is to you, the fewer people you should tell. Loose lips sink ships, y’all.

Call me cynical, but people like to see other people fail – the more people who know about your goals, the more people you’ll have trying to hold you down. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think it’s deliberate or even conscious most of the time, but that doesn’t keep it from happening.

I applaud you keeping your goals to yourself – tell the people that have to know, and maybe a close friend or two who can be trusted, but leave the rest of the world in the dark. Besides, it makes for a big surprise when you finish. :D

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