I just read one of my very first blog posts I ever shared here. It’s private so only I can see it.
In it, I lament that I didn’t feel like a top performer, and then talk at length about my younger days and how I maybe did feel that way.
But the example was how I managed to end up ranked #1 in my high school class. Long story short, I had that goal, and I essentially took advantage of all the loopholes I could while doing the bare minimum to accomplish it.
In short, I got it done.
In that blog post, I think I maybe missed the point entirely.
I discussed how maybe I didn’t even deserve it and how it really wasn’t just brute intelligence or ability that allowed me to succeed.
Which is true… But largely irrelevant.
At the end of the day, I did it. I had a goal, and I did what was necessary to accomplish it.
I think to my more recent life. Sure, there’s nothing that makes me feel like I’m an elite performer at anything. There’s no specific talent or ability that I have that’s world-class.
But it wasn’t too long ago when I set out after a goal. I wanted to be able to travel the world. I wanted such complete freedom that I could totally set my own schedule and live abroad for half of the year while still running a successful business.
Ideally while still putting away for an early retirement and generally keeping my other goals and priorities in mind.
And you know what? I completely accomplished that goal within about a year.
It didn’t take any stroke of genius, unbelievable talent, or any other world-class ability to do.
What it did require was a great deal of self-sufficiency, problem solving, self-awareness, growth, determination, and goal-orientation.
Those are what I have.
Perhaps I even have those things to a quietly world-class extent.
Maybe not, but it’s possible!
At the end of the day, I’m making great progress and achieving my goals. I think the key from here is to really break things down into smaller, achievable goals that all build up to much larger goals.
I could start by saying that I’d like to do something I’ve never done yet: add 100 website hosting clients in 2023. I already know how to do it, I just have to work at that.
If I am constantly focusing on my goals and how I can achieve them, I honestly think I will.
Funny enough, I just wrote a “2023 Goals” blog post, and re-established the “add 100 hosting clients” goal. My work towards building up a search engine presence for those looking to sell their hosting businesses has been coming along nicely, and it’s entirely possible that I will accomplish this goal.