Setting ambitious goals: 5 “millionaire tricks” to help you smash yours
They’re successful entrepreneurs who’ve made millions of dollars from online businesses. Shaan sold his startup to Twitch in 2019, whilst Sam sold his newsletter to Hubspot for around $20M.
In this podcast, they talk about setting ambitious goals. Shaan’s methods are surprising. As a self-confessed “lazy person”, he doesn’t rely on willpower. He uses “tricks”.
With financial goals, you get a picture of what you want rather than figuring out how much money you need. This gives you assumptions.
I used Milanote to create a vision board about 18 months ago. I then pinned it to my desktop background. On it, there are people who inspire me, as well as rooms in my dream house. I see this vision board every time I switch on my laptop.
Shaan religiously fills out a kick-off doc when starting new businesses or initiatives. “I ask myself what are we trying to do, and what does winning look like?”
“The floor goal I set for any project is the minimum it would take for this to feel like a win […] The ceiling goal is my ‘F-Yeah!’ What would make me say ‘F-Yeah, that really worked out’?”
