One of the most common questions I get asked is, "Pat, what is really the difference between
a goal and a vision.
Is there really one?
Isn't it the same thing?
If it's different, what's different?"
So I took time and we wrote down some notes on what is the difference between a goal and
a vision.
And I'm going to get right into it because the reality part of it is that there is a
very big difference.
There's a very, very big difference between a goal and a vision.
Very big difference between a goal and a vision.
I think the question sometimes people ought to ask is, "Can a goal oriented person be
as good of a visionary -- can they really be a great visionary -- and can a visionary
be an incredible goal setter?
That's what we're going to talk about today.
So first, let's talk about the difference between a goal setter and a visionary.
The one thing about a goal setter is this.
Goal setters set a goal, and a goal typically has a life span.
Right?
So, for instance, I want to reach this goal by this time and and I want to do this.
I want to make $100,000 by this time.
I want to buy a house by this time.
I want to go and drive this car one day.
I want to buy myself a Porsche.
Where a vision and a visionary doesn't have a life span.
There is no deadline to it.
It keeps going.
There's no deadline.
So goal, short term, vision, long term.
Lifespan [goal] no lifespan [vision] deadline [goal], no deadline [vision] -- it continues
to go.
That's one of the things that you've got to keep in mind about the differences.
The other thing about goal vs. vision, a goal is a checklist.
For instance, I have to do boom, boom, boom, boom, boom to get this, right?
I have to do.
. . to reach this goal.
That's what I have to do.
A vision is a mission.
We HAVE to do this.
This has got to take place.
We can do this better.
This is by far the way it needs to get done.
This is the right way of doing this thing.
We're going to correct and adjust.
We're going to make this a better platform.
We're going to make it a better experience.
But the visionary doesn't have 17 different steps.
The goal setter says, "Okay [snap], here's what we need to do - dot, dot, dot, dot dot."
Okay, that's goal, this is vision.
Checklist [goal] mission [vision].
There's a big difference between a goal and a vision.
Next one.
Goal setters are great at being directional.
Which is exactly what I just said with checklists, but it's directional.
First let's talk to that person and then let's call this person then let's do this, okay?
That's what a goal oriented person will say on the directions of what to do next.
A visionary will paint a picture is what they'll do.
Let me tell you what it looks like if we do this.
Here's what it's going to look like.
Can you imagine if one day we have bop, bop, bop, bop, bop.
Can you imagine if we do this, this, this part.
Goal is going to say directional.
If we want to do this, we've got to talk to these other people.
Then we go and get it done.
Here's another thing.
Goal is deadline, visionary can't stop talking about it.
You know if you're a goal setter more or a visionary if you only talk about the next
goal to hit and it's always what needs to get done to hit that goal, you're more of
a goal-setter type.
If you can't help yourself but constantly paint a picture of what it will look like
if we get it done -- feel, emotion, all of that -- you're the visionary type.
And that's the one part you've got to keep in mind with the goal setter and the visionary,
right?
And the last one is just simple to keep in mind, you have logic [goal setter], you have
dream [visionary].
It's pure logic, here's what we need to do, here's what takes place with this, [goal setter]
and you have the dream [visionary] that takes place.
Now, both are important.
So this is not a message for me to say where it's about, well, you know, the person who
sets goals is not as important as the visionary.
Absolutely ludicrous to make that statement.
I want to say that I'm not making that statement.
One is just as important as the other one.
This is the challenge though sometimes with goal setters.
Here's the challenge with goal setters.
Those who are typically goal driven people tend to sometimes slow down and sabotage themselves
and revert back to bad habits.
Because they already reached the goal, so now they're bored, right?
Because goals have deadlines.
They have a short lifespan.
The goal can be achieved and then you're kind of like, "Well, what do I do next?"
Right?
What do I do next?
You don't need to worry about that with Elon Musk, because Elon Musk is not a goal-driven
guy.
He's a vision-driven guy.
You don't need to worry about that with Jobs.
He's a vision-driven guy.
You don't need to worry about that with Bezos or the Google guys or certain coaches that
just cannot stop coaching because it's not just about a goal, it's about a vision of
what organization we can build and who we can become, and why the Yankees are the greatest
organization because we're going to change the way that people look at the game of baseball
and we're going to make the world realize that baseball is the greatest sport in the
world.
A certain soccer athlete is going to be like, the greatest sport in the world is soccer
because when you grow up with kids and all these kids growing up, the first thing you
do is throw them a ball and the ball is on the ground and it touches your feet first.
To touch your hands you've got to pick it up.
A ball is not meant to touch your hands.
They're selling you the vision of the game of soccer.
Where the logical guy, the goal-setter guy is going to say, no, here's how you play the
game the right way.
You've got to position like this and you've got to kick like this and when you kick it's
got to be here and when you do the header it's got to be.
. . that's the logic side.
So the defense has got to be.
. . that's the logical side, right?
So can one go without the other?
Absolutely not.
So here's the thing about goal vs. vision.
The goal setters need a visionary to team up with.
The visionaries need to surround themselves with goal setters.
Because if one doesn't do the other, that won't become a reality.
One will not become a reality without the other.
There's somebody that casts a vision, there's another one that says, "Here's how we do it."
The person who is, "here's how we do it," will get bored.
This is why it's very critical for them to always team up with a visionary.
A lot of times visionaries try so hard to become goal setting type of people.
So hard.
And they'll never even come this close to great goal setters.
And goal setters try so hard to become visionaries and they fail every single time.
Why?
Because they can talk like a visionary for one day, they can cast a vision for two days,
three, four, five, six, seven, ten days later, all they're talking about is what?
Logic and the next goal.
Makes sense?
They forget that their real thing is the vision.
You don't need to tell the visionary to talk about the vision.
What you need to tell the visionary is, "here's the next goal.
What do we do next?
What do we have to do next?
What is the next goal?"
That's what the visionary needs to be talked to about . In order to have the vision become
a reality, what are the next.
. . what do we need to do in the next six months.
Next month, 12 months, 24 months.
That's what they need.
So even though -- I want you to know this.
This is not -- sometimes people will say, "Well that's why I'm the vision guy.
I don't deal with minutia."
Nonsense.
You're making excuses.
You're justifying why you don't want to improve in an area of goal setting.
I am probably not the most organized person you'll ever meet.
If you look at my desk right now, it's messy.
I'm not the most organized person you'll ever meet.
In my mind, it's very clear on what vision - I already see the movie.
I've already seen the movie.
I've seen the movie over and over and over again and I've explained the movie to tens
of thousands of people over and over.
To me, it's clear.
I've already seen it.
I've already seen exactly, I've felt it.
I've felt how people reacted when they see the vision becoming a reality.
I've seen the impact it makes around the world.
In my mind, I've seen it.
I've seen it.
That's why I need a lot of help, to help this vision become a reality.
But I can still become a better goal setter.
I can still improve in my goal setting abilities.
I can still sit down and grab a paper and pen and say, "What is the next goal?
What are the next things that we need to do to get to this vision?
Just like a goal-setting person can create a reminder in their phone or all around them
-- maybe a vision board -- to always talk about the vision.
To have somebody that reminds them about the vision.
To have somebody that tells them where we're going long term.
To have somebody that doesn't just focus on the short-term.
Both people can improve.
But no matter how much you improve -- if you're a goal-setting type, you will never be a natural
visionary -- as good of a natural visionary.
If you're a natural visionary type of person, you will never be as organized as a goal-setting
person that's directional, that knows what needs to get done.
Next, regardless, find them, team up together, and the world is yours, based on how hard
you work and how long you guys can work together as a team.
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