People Set the Wrong Goals and Achieve Them!

People Set the Wrong Goals and Achieve Them!

The worse thing that ever happens to anyone is NOT to never set goals, or to set goals and never achieve them, but to set the wrong goals and achieve them!

Many people don't even know that they set the wrong goals.

Sun Tzu in the Art of War first sentence said that the Art of War is very important, for it determines your life and death.

The entire chapter 1 of the Art of War talks about planning. It says that you must do this right or you will die. He listed the 5 criteria for any goals. They are Dao Tian Di Jiang Fa.

So when you set the wrong goals, you are on the wrong path. Worse still is to achieve your wrong goals!

What are wrong goals?

1. Make a lot of money ($xxx) this year
2. Get promoted in my career
3. Get elected as President of my association

4. Get my child to score A in his exams

5. Slim down 5 kg

The above are examples of wrong goals. To know if your goals are right or wrong, come for our zoom seminar
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