How to be a Complete and Utter F**k Up, 3rd Edition

Step

7

If you do have goals, don’t put them in writing, and if you do, don’t think too big

Quote to avoid

“A study conducted by David Jensen at UCLA covering a broad range of people from every walk of life concluded that people who set goals and develop a plan of action to reach them are happier and healthier, earn considerably more money, and get along better with the people at home than do people who have no clearly defined objectives. Consider this happiness factor as you set your goals.”

Zig Ziglar

Ever heard of the study done with Harvard graduates? In the 1950s graduates were asked how many had goals. The answer was almost everyone (you’d have to be dead from the neck up not to have some goals, dreams and ambitions). More importantly, ...