We often get told about goal setting principles - look anywhere and you’ll be told to create goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time-bound. And that’s all good advice, but applying it in real life is not always easy. It takes knowing exactly what you want and what you can achieve in what timeline. Quite frankly, having to do all that before I even get started is a bit of a motivation killer for me. I’m motivated by results, so I would like to offer a different perspective. This is the story of how I started setting myself goals in real life.