Risk Is the Way

When General Electric pioneered the SMART goal framework, they taught goals should be realistic. And they were dead wrong.

Ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes is an ultramarathoner who has run more than 350 miles nonstop. Crazy? Maybe. But listen to what he said to Outside magazine:

Western culture has things a little backwards right now. We think that if we had every comfort available to us, we’d be happy. We equate comfort with happiness. And now we’re so comfortable we’re miserable. There’s no struggle in our lives. No sense of adventure.

The wisdom in his words? You’re not going to find satisfaction inside your comfort zone. You need a risky goal. Here’s why.

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