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Recently, I read Napoleon Hill's The Law of Success. In his section on creating a definite chief aim, he asserts that it is best for your chief aim, or goal, to be as big and grand as possible. Since this assertion, more than half a century of study, learning, and conclusion have revealed much more about human psychology than anyone in Hill's day could even fathom. The ancient Chinese also had a saying alluding to goals, "It is better to aim for the stars and hit a bird than it is to aim for bird and hit a rock."
So, it seems throughout time, men who have achieved big have dreamed big all along. But again, we are in an age of access to an overwhelming amount of technology and information. While 100 years ago people commonly dealt with thousands of dollars and dreamed of millions, talk of trillions and beyond are now common numbers in our society. All of this begs this question stated in the title. Which is truly better for you to achieve success? A common saying of our time is, "Go big, or go home." So really, do people benefit from desiring things far beyond their comprehension, or is it better to progress through a series of small goals?
1. Your Dreams Must Be Big and Believable
From all of my observation of success (and I have observed a lot), it is best to make as big of goals as you can comprehend. This is very important. All humans have wild imaginations, some more so than others, but you must make goals that are accessible to you. For example, as of writing this, I have a goal to make a take home, monthly income of $40,000.00. Now, this does me far more good as a goal because I have known people and the kind of lifestyle associated with that amount of money. Furthermore, because it is a big goal, but conceivable, my brain immediately creates smaller sub-goals to reach the final destination.
2. Your Dreams Should Not Make You Feel Overwhelmed
If I create a goal of making $35 million a year, I have no idea where to begin. Logically it would seem that I should just repeat the same steps at an exponential rate to my original goal, but this number is beyond my comprehension. Unfortunately, when it comes to big goals, they must be felt to be achieved. I can't produce any feelings associated with making that much money in my current state of life, so that goal would be pointless. Instead of creating sub-goals, my brain becomes overwhelmed quickly to the point of inactivity. We have all had some goal or dream that seems so big we hesitate to even start it, and often times, do not.
In conclusion, what is the answer to the question in the title? The answer is both. Find goals that do not overwhelm you to the point of inactivity, but rather inspire you while providing progressive steps of attainment. If you follow this principle, you can accomplish virtually anything. Remember the words of success guru Bob Proctor, "Your dreams should be just big enough that they scare you a little bit."
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