As the famous Bill Gates once said: “We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten."

In this article I will talk about this misconception, that so many of us have, especially when it comes to innovation and change: Why do we always set unrealistic short-term goals but on the other hand, we are not ambitious enough when it comes to long-term goals In this video, I will first explain why this thinking is so damaging. Second, I will explore the underlying reasons for this misconception. Eventually, I will give you a blueprint of how to use that phenomenon to your advantage.

So let's jump right into it and let us start with the question of why this misconception is so damaging:

No matter how often you hear it, that overnight success doesn't exist, you still want to believe it. Your rational mind might know, that everything takes longer but you probably still think:

“Maybe I'm the exception...