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Shajedul Karim

Balancing ambition with realistic expectations:

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We all start projects with big dreams, but it's important to temper those with what's actually achievable. setting goals too high can lead to disappointment, while too low can mean we're not pushing ourselves. Finding that sweet spot where ambition meets attainability is key. it keeps us motivated and grounded at the same time. I've seen products here that struck this balance beautifully. they aimed high, but also kept their feet on the ground, leading to sustainable growth and success. How do you find the right balance in your projects? Any experiences where getting this balance right (or wrong) made a big difference?

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To me it's important to separate goals and expectations. Make a great product, do everything you can to support it, focus on being effective. But expecting anything leads to problems - what if things don't take off? If you believe in what you are doing, but don't have expectations, then you will look for the problem so you can fix it. If you have expectations then you might get too disappointed to fix anything. Whatever we do may have huge impact, but that's not the reason to do it. We want to focus on our core mission, which is to help people find happiness wherever they're at in their journey, and become more effective in every aspect of their lives. That said, there's also the hard reality that things have to grow and make money to survive. We have a vision, then a 1 year goal, then a near-term goal, then we focus on the next right thing. For us, that's getting a few strangers through our program, because their perspective on life will change, and then we grow from there. If they don't change, then we have to. :)