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Should You Keep Your Goals a Secret?
There’s a question that’s been running around in my mind now for some time and it’s something that I’d like to share with you and perhaps get your opinion on.
Now, I’m sure you’ve already guessed what that question is — I mean, it’s written there in bold letters at the top of this piece — but, what are your thoughts on sharing your goals with others?
And by others, I mean telling your friends, family, loved ones, colleagues etc. Not random strangers on the bus — although, sometimes it’s good to share things with people you don’t know because you don’t care as much if they judge you.
The reason I ask this question is that very few, if anyone, knows that I spend my time writing and posting articles to Medium.
I’ve been writing on this platform for around fifteen months now and not once have I sat down and had a chat about it with any of my friends or family.
Now, this may seem strange to a lot of you but let me explain why.
Sharing the dream.
As I mentioned in the piece below, I have set and pursued a number of different goals over the past few years but never seemed to gain any real traction…