Hilarious Goals
February 22nd, 2008 | by Mark Fusco |Think back to the last time you had a good belly laugh. How’d it make you feel?
No doubt the rush of endorphins produced by that moment of unbelievable hilarity made you feel great. The concerns of the day melted away and you were on top of the world – for a moment at least. It’s likely even, that thinking back to this moment put a smile on your face, and perhaps even caused you to giggle a bit.
Now, think about your goals, the directions you’re moving toward and the things you’re working on right now. Are they too releasing those all powerful feelings which come from the natural high of an endorphin rush? If no, then why not? Why is it highly unlikely you’ll ever read a business pundit suggesting you set goals so ridiculous in scope (as far as stretching your current capabilities beyond where you’ve ever gone before, but still attainable) that an outsider to your plans would deem your idea “hilarious”?
Some of you may find the very notion of setting hilarious goals ridiculous. But think about this, most everything that we believe and hold dear on a spiritual level deep within our souls has some hilariously unbelievable notion to it. Just remove the dogma, and look at the stories from any world religion if you don’t believe me.Don’t dream big. Make unbelievable dreams. Plans so vast, they give you and all around you a good belly laugh now, and good, warm feelings from here on out. Big dreams induce stress; hilarious dreams bring on a sense of well-being.
Remember, Noah was led to build an ark in the middle of a desert and then fill it to the brim with two of every creature around. How hilarious an idea was that?
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This is a repost of the article initially wrote at Squint in November of 2006. My good friend, Victor Howard, expands nicely on the thoughts here in his latest article at BP Trends [pdf]. Check it out, it’s worth a read for businesses out there looking to innovate and transform their companies.