The Journey: #44 Goal Getter Energy

I perform my best when I have a clear goal and a plan.

I’m an executor. A rule follower. A do-the-work-and-get-it-done kind of person.

When I was in college, I chased A’s. I remember graduating with a 3.98 GPA because of one single A- in a journalism class, and I was furious. I missed my goal. Still Summa Cum Laude, still an incredible GPA, but in my head… not the goal.

During my senior year, I landed my first job before graduation. My professors told me that if I completed a full semester’s worth of work before my start date, I didn’t have to come to class. So I did. Four classes' worth of work completed in two weeks. I finished my entire senior thesis and portfolio just so I could get started.

I’ve always had goals.

Earn six figures by 25, check.

Land a job in tech, check.

Make VP before 35, check.

Hit the C-Suite before 40, check.

Quit alcohol for a year (it’ll be 3 years next month), check.

Run the NYC Marathon, check.

When you have goals, you have discipline, direction, and accountability. Nothing and I mean nothing, can stop you.

If you’re sitting there thinking, “That’s great for her, but I could never do that,” I’m here to tell you that mindset is your only problem.

Because you absolutely can.

Every goal I’ve ever achieved started with the same simple belief:

I can do anything if I’m willing to work for it.

So here’s your Goal Getter Checklist, a simple plan for achieving whatever’s next on your list:

1️⃣ Define it. Be specific. “Get healthy” is vague. “Run a 5K by May” is clear.

2️⃣ Plan it. Break it into milestones, weekly, daily, hourly if you need to.

3️⃣ Track it. Visibility builds momentum. Write it down, share it, make it real.

4️⃣ Commit publicly. Accountability turns motivation into momentum.

5️⃣ Celebrate progress. Small wins keep you from burning out before the big one.

6️⃣ Reset and repeat. The end of one goal is the start of the next.

I used to think crossing the finish line was the goal, but what I’ve learned is that it’s just the proof.

It’s the evidence that every early morning, every late night, every sacrifice, and every time you didn’t quit, mattered.

It’s not the medal. It’s not the title. It’s not even the goal itself.

It’s knowing that you showed up for yourself when no one was watching.

Because goals aren’t about checking boxes, they’re about becoming the person who makes them happen.

So whatever your version of the marathon is, a job change, a promotion, a personal milestone, chase it with everything you’ve got.

And when you get there, take a deep breath, smile, and whisper to yourself:

“I did that.”

Then go set another one.

Because that’s what goal getters do.