The Scary Concept of Long Term Vision

Very interesting views here danny. I definatly agree planning ahead is a quite scary concept as you are out of a certian comfort zone but like you say noone becomes a successful business without elements of risk and long term vision.

Very interesting views here danny. I definatly agree planning ahead is a quite scary concept as you are out of a certian comfort zone but like you say noone becomes a successful business without elements of risk and long term vision.

Love the photo! Definitely creepy and cool at the same time.

I think about Walt Disney when I want to be reminded of what it takes sometimes.

I have the goal just have backed off on the "number X" within "timeframe Y" as you mention. For me it was letting go of the timeframe that has led to the most happiest. I put unnecessary stressors on myself to achieve within a certain timeframe. Much happier now without this stressor. I do a little bit everyday and at the end of the year it = AlOT!

Love the photo! Definitely creepy and cool at the same time. I think about Walt Disney when I want to be reminded of what it takes sometimes. I have the goal just have backed off on the "number X" within "timeframe Y" as you mention. For me it was letting go of the timeframe that has led to the most happiest. I put unnecessary stressors on myself to achieve within a certain timeframe. Much happier now without this stressor. I do a little bit everyday and at the end of the year it = AlOT!

Danny,

Thanks for the reminder. I'm way to impatient sometimes. I just need to slow my roll, and trust my instincts.

Danny, Thanks for the reminder. I'm way to impatient sometimes. I just need to slow my roll, and trust my instincts.

Thanks for the inspiration, Danny. I'm really going through some tough times right now. Your wise words of encouragement are much appreciated.

Ellie

Thanks for the inspiration, Danny. I'm really going through some tough times right now. Your wise words of encouragement are much appreciated. Ellie

You are correct. That is why I have big picture long term, but focus on my little victories.

If your just getting started like I am you need to redefine what success means.
Other wise it's very easy to get discouraged and quit.
So challenge people I work with to redefine success and build on their small victories. If you can string enough little wins together, they'll start getting bigger.

You are correct. That is why I have big picture long term, but focus on my little victories. If your just getting started like I am you need to redefine what success means. Other wise it's very easy to get discouraged and quit. So challenge people I work with to redefine success and build on their small victories. If you can string enough little wins together, they'll start getting bigger.

Long term goals require faith--in yourself, in what you're doing to reach that goal, in the people you encounter and deal with as you reach that goal. But waiting for a long term goal to be reached develops character. So it's a good kind of scary.

Long term goals require faith--in yourself, in what you're doing to reach that goal, in the people you encounter and deal with as you reach that goal. But waiting for a long term goal to be reached develops character. So it's a good kind of scary.

This one is so true Danny. I think the biggest challenge is when the rewards don't come immediately, knowing whether your doubts are because of impatience or because what you are doing is not working. I think that's where a lot of long term dreams get abandoned.

BTW, you make a great point about IMDB. That has been an eye opener about how some of these folks ground it out in obscurity for very long times before hitting it big!

This one is so true Danny. I think the biggest challenge is when the rewards don't come immediately, knowing whether your doubts are because of impatience or because what you are doing is not working. I think that's where a lot of long term dreams get abandoned. BTW, you make a great point about IMDB. That has been an eye opener about how some of these folks ground it out in obscurity for very long times before hitting it big!

The problem with long term projects is that you need anyway a short term project to sustain you while you try to realize the dream of your life.

And it's very very difficult. Often you can see the bigger picture, believe in it and fail, because, honestly, you can't succeed if you try to reach an impossible goal.

So, bigger picture is ok, but you need to know exactly your limits and your skills to understand what you can, and what you will do to succeed.

The problem with long term projects is that you need anyway a short term project to sustain you while you try to realize the dream of your life. And it's very very difficult. Often you can see the bigger picture, believe in it and fail, because, honestly, you can't succeed if you try to reach an impossible goal. So, bigger picture is ok, but you need to know exactly your limits and your skills to understand what you can, and what you will do to succeed.

John Maynard Keynes :'In the long run, we are all dead'

John Maynard Keynes :'In the long run, we are all dead'

Danny,
May 2012 more than best for you and your ones.

I'm happy to comment today, back from a wild period.
Last week I was asking around how people feel this new year: all told me having big spirits of change and hoping for prosperity.
I definitely thing, looking background, that small challenges will help us grow far on the long term.
Thanks Danny for sharing,

Danny, May 2012 more than best for you and your ones. I'm happy to comment today, back from a wild period. Last week I was asking around how people feel this new year: all told me having big spirits of change and hoping for prosperity. I definitely thing, looking background, that small challenges will help us grow far on the long term. Thanks Danny for sharing,

Hi Danny

Have definitely needed patience and perseverence mixed in with a big dose of hard work to achieve my goals in 2011.

Now to keep on keeping on in 2012 and hopefully see some good results.

Patricia Perth Australia

Hi Danny Have definitely needed patience and perseverence mixed in with a big dose of hard work to achieve my goals in 2011. Now to keep on keeping on in 2012 and hopefully see some good results. Patricia Perth Australia

I understand what you try to share, Danny. Long term vision sometimes rubbed down by little tiny -something - that happen in our everyday life. Plans become re-evaluated, mini goals shifted around, and that could change what we would to see in the future.

But the good news is, we can rebuild hopes among failures.

I understand what you try to share, Danny. Long term vision sometimes rubbed down by little tiny -something - that happen in our everyday life. Plans become re-evaluated, mini goals shifted around, and that could change what we would to see in the future. But the good news is, we can rebuild hopes among failures.

It's so hard to talk about the bigger picture to companies who want numbers tomorrow. I often get worried that people want quantity, not quality. Which is better - getting the big guys to understand through inflated popularity, or trying to figure out a way to convince them to keep paying you for benefits they won't see for awhile down the road? I think that's something inherent in people - the quantity over quality - they either get it or they don't.

Looking at the big picture is never a problem for me. Remembering I have to put in the work without results right away, is. It's too easy to forget. Thank you for the reminder - it takes time to truly get to where the real gold is.

Kadee@kadeeirene

It's so hard to talk about the bigger picture to companies who want numbers tomorrow. I often get worried that people want quantity, not quality. Which is better - getting the big guys to understand through inflated popularity, or trying to figure out a way to convince them to keep paying you for benefits they won't see for awhile down the road? I think that's something inherent in people - the quantity over quality - they either get it or they don't. Looking at the big picture is never a problem for me. Remembering I have to put in the work without results right away, is. It's too easy to forget. Thank you for the reminder - it takes time to truly get to where the real gold is. Kadee @kadeeirene

Hi Danny
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