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While researching my book I sent an email to John Goddard, a man known simply as the World’s Greatest Goal Setter. He called me back and agreed to do an interview for my book. John Goddard is, without a doubt, the most driven man I have ever spoken with. He was convicted in his beliefs and more assure of himself than most people I’ve ever known. Without a hint of arrogance, he walked me through one story after another: his exploration down the Nile in a kayak, his strong religious background, and his belief that modern young people are extraordinary distracted.
In 85+ years John Goddard has set and achieved more goals than most people would accomplish in twelve lifetimes. He has climbed mountains, rafted rivers, explored rain forests, and jumped out of planes. He is quite simply the most daring, adventurous, and free spirited person on earth. If you are even the slightest bit curious about how to live like John, just set a ridiculous goal and do it. That’s what he did, hundreds of times.
Take a look below at an excerpt from Chapter 4 – Ambitious Goals, taken directly from my new eBook, Graduated And Clueless.
John Goddard is widely considered to be the world’s greatest goal achiever. Quite a title, but he deserves it. He is a world famous adventurer, explorer, author, and motivational speaker. However, I would not be too surprised if you have never heard of John Goddard. He is not a media mogul or a celebrity. He does not throw himself in front of cameras or spend his free time beefing up his personal brand, though he has written two books about his adventures. You may not have heard of him because John Goddard is too busy working through his personal life achievement list. This list is what sets him apart from most traditional goal setters. At age 15, John wrote a list of 127 goals that he wanted to accomplish before he died. The list is impressive. It is challenging, bold, and even ridiculous in the eyes of many, even after he accomplished most of the items. On the list, John included exploring the Nile, climbing Mt. Everest, diving in a submarine, and even visiting the moon. Since the day the list was first written John has added hundreds of additional goals, many of which he has accomplished. To date, John has successfully tackled 109 out of his original 127 goals and he is still striving forward even though he is over 85 years old.
“From early childhood I had always dreamed of being an explorer. Somehow I had acquired the impression that an explorer was someone who lived in the jungle with natives and lots of wild animals, and I could not imagine anything better than that! Unlike other little boys, most of whom changed their minds about what they wanted to be several times as they grew older, I never wavered from this ambition.”
– John Goddard, goal setting expert
When I first sat down to write this book I made a clear decision to focus the entire message around goal setting. I was convinced then, as I am today, that setting bold and ambitious goals made the difference between a clueless individual and someone on a successful mission in life. It was not long before I stumbled upon stories about John Goddard and I was immediately impressed and in awe of his accomplishments.
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