What Do You Do With Your Big Goals When the World Is Falling Apart?

1. Forget about crushing your goal — just touch your goal every day

1.1. If you hit pause during times of uncertainty, you run the risk of either:

1.1.1. never returning to the goal again

1.1.2. losing so much momentum that when you come back to the goal, you have to start from scratch.

1.2. Maintain a baseline habit of doing at least a little bit of work toward your goal

1.3. You’ll be pleasantly surprised by the progress you make.

1.4. And when the time is right to fully reimmerse yourself in your goal, it will be so much easier to do so

2. Reframe your goal

2.1. Ask yourself:

2.1.1. Is there a way my goal intersects with what’s going on in the world right now that I haven’t thought of yet?

2.1.2. And if so, how can I reframe my goal so it makes sense right now?

2.2. The ability to shift gears is a valuable skill, even when you’re not weathering a crisis.

3. Shift into learning mode

3.1. Make a list of books, podcasts, online groups, and workshops that can help you gain skills related to your goal.

3.2. Surrounding yourself with conversations about the field you’re pursuing allows you to keep a hand on your goal, even if it has to slide to a back burner for now.

4. Be a rebel

4.1. Refusing to give up on a goal can be a way of declaring to yourself that you’re not going to give in to fear and negativity.

4.2. Know that you don’t have to let your goals fall to the wayside just because things are different now.

4.3. If they were important to you before, they will likely become important to you again once you — and the world — find a new normal.