anish bhanwala,

I do not have one as I found the 'life-long-mission' thing is very uncertain and challenging to follow. That doesn't mean that, I do not have dreams. I have dreams, wish, ideas but nothing for a very longer stretch.

I try to keep my goals shorter as much as possible and found it has advantages:

• I have many goals to work with. Even if few fails, some are there to successes. Hence a healthy ratio to continue.
• Shorter goals give opportunity to alter then(both the goal objectives and deadline) when situation arises.
• Uncertainty doesn't become a key influencer for shorter goals.

But that's me and I am sure, many may not agree with it.

Another area I realized is important is, planning for your goals. Be it short, long or whatever size, without a plan to follow them is of no use. In fact it is waste of time in making those goals. I also believe, it is the most difficult part. How to keep you motivated and follow it regularly.

Here is what I do(again same medicine may not work for all):

• My goals are not the P0 priority in my life. Life, Family, Health etc, come first. Hence failing in achieving some do not give immense stress.
• I put some plans in tools(notion is a good tool) and it helps me in following it to a good limit.
• I do not have a goal if I am not sure of the possible outcome of it. Better not to chase the dark. Once you know the possible outcome, it should be a motivating factors to follow.

Sorry for a long answer but, as you have asked a great question, I couldn't limit in few lines! Thanks for asking.

Hi Anish, this sounds like an interesting question to me! I have a lot to say but I'll try to be concise :) My answer here is just a personal opinion because everyone is unique.

I am, by no means, a successful developer or anything. In fact, I'm still learning and constantly trying to improve. Over the weekend, I read a book called "Mastery" by Robert Greene.

In that book, it tells the stories of exemplary people like Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Wolfgang Mozart and uncovers the reasons/processes on how these people can be so focused and dedicated in their craft to the point of mastery. Though I haven't finished the book, I can tell you that I learned that their focus comes from them pursuing fields they have a deep natural, instinctual inclination to. Basically, they found their calling and it naturally keeps them on the path to focus and mastery. I really enjoyed the book so far. I recommend anyone to read it!

Some tips I have to get started being more focused:

1. Plan your day because it is easy to get side-tracked if you don't know what you want to achieve/do by the end of the day.
2. Make small easy daily goals and do you best to finish those goals.
3. Ask yourself: Why are you doing this (task/work/etc)? Being intrinsically motivated will guarantee to keep you on track longer than being extrinsically motivated; So check your motivation and commit to doing things that intrinsically motivates you.

Thanks for the question. I hope my answer helps you a little!