End Goals

In order to design a plan you need a goal. Whether it is for a business, a fundraising effort, a non-profit organization, an education policy.

You need to firmly establish what you are trying to accomplish, and a vision of success. Yes, there are stories about people sort of just stumbling into an opportunity and it takes off. They EXCEED THEIR WILDEST EXPECTATIONS, but another way to look at this is that the person simply didn't see or consider the full potential of an idea.

For example, if I were to set a goal to help empower 1,000,000 students (and if this number is attainable, then 10 million should not be out of the question) with critical thinking skills, and  access to additional social capital, I should not be satisfied with 750,000. Nobody should think big, then turn around and be satisfied with bigger than other people's expectations.

At the end of the day we are all primarily accountable to ourselves. We have to directly address the fact that we are great at self-ingratiation, and not that great at self-criticism.