The Problem With Vague Goals
None of the other goals in this series will work if you don’t first believe in the one you set. Belief is the foundation. Without it, nothing sticks.
You can’t just say, “I want to earn a million dollars,” and expect it to appear. You can’t casually claim, “Someday I’ll start my own business,” and think that’s enough. Goals like that have no substance. They’re vague promises with no real weight.
I know because I’ve tried it. I once chased a business idea based only on money. I didn’t care about the purpose. I had no clear vision. And it fell apart.
The Turning Point: A Defined Goal
The game changed when I made my goals specific. Instead of saying, “I want to start a business,” I said, “I want to launch a graphic design company focused only on business cards.”
That level of detail gave me something I could actually believe in. I could see it clearly, and I knew why I wanted it.
Not long after, the idea clicked. That’s how King of Business Cards was born.
What Belief Made Possible
At first, the orders were slow. But I kept the goal in mind every day. Over time, word spread. Clients told their friends. Orders grew steadily, and soon I was earning more than $7,000 a month.
The system was simple. I had created templates. When an order came in, all I had to do was change the details. That was it. The business made money while I slept.
It worked because the goal wasn’t vague. It was specific, believable, and designed around what I truly wanted—a business that was easy to run from anywhere.
Why Vague Goals Fail
When your goals lack detail, you leave too much to chance. You might hit something close, but it won’t be what you wanted.
I once set the goal of earning an extra $1,000 a month. I achieved it, but the way I earned it made me miserable. That’s when I realized clarity matters as much as belief.
I reset the goal. This time, I said, “I want to earn an extra $1,000 a month as a trivia host.” That change created alignment. Before long, bookings came, momentum built, and I earned far more than I had imagined.
The Strategy: Applying Goal Setting #10
If you want your goals to stick, follow this process:
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Get specific. Define the goal in clear terms.
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Know your why. If you don’t care about the reason, belief fades.
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Commit fully. Believe in it with everything you have, not halfway.
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Keep it alive. Think about it daily until it becomes part of you.
Specific goals build belief. Belief builds momentum. And momentum brings results.
Why Belief Wins in Business and Life
Belief turned King of Business Cards into a profitable company without a dollar spent on SEO. It transformed trivia from a few nights a week into an international career. The same principle built Slowjamastan, which became a worldwide sensation out of thin air.
Every step of my journey proves the same point: vague goals collapse, but clear goals supported by belief create breakthroughs.
Conclusion: Goal Setting #10 Is About Belief
Goal Setting #10 shows that belief is everything. If you don’t believe in your goal, leave it behind.
I’ve set vague goals before, and they went nowhere. I’ve also set clear, defined goals that I believed in fully—and those became successes bigger than I imagined.
So here’s the question: are you believing in your goals, or are you just being vague and hoping for the best?
Kid Corona – Keynote Speaker, National Trivia Host, Chief Border Agent of Slowjamastan
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