Marius @MariusFebruary - 14d
You may have heard the advice to set your goals high and ambitious. This may seem counterintuitive for people who just started a new project and see more risk in goals being too bold rather than too humble. This post is a spontaneous reaction to a sensation I had this morning. The sensation that we are at the beginning of the next wave of massive successes for Bitcoin. The successes will come from increased purchasing power, the adoption by more and more groups of our society, the goodwill it will enjoy, and even some life-saving stories. With it, we will hear about the celebration of adopters and the frustration of critiques being wrong again. We will read about cases of new wealth well-spent, successful Bitcoiners who lost their minds, and those who were robbed. However, what occurred to me was none of the above. I thought about how goals provide guidance and orientation in life. With the next success wave (call it bull run, if you will), we will also see goals met or pulverized. And with each goal met, we lose a guiding star. Just think of it. Let the purchasing power of Bitcoin go to one million US dollars (of the kind 2024). I bet there will be aspects of and behavior in many Bitcoiner's lives that will no longer make sense. Achieving goals comes with fanfare and feels excellent. Losing goals is silent and may be noticed only months later, and without goals, we may start to meander and float. Please do yourself a favor, plan for success, and set your goals accordingly. Small goals may be good and helpful tactics, but they will not survive. Figure out what will keep you motivated and aligned with reality at the height of the next bull run. Find your eternal goals that follow your successes.
