Why create linear goals when life isn't linear?
Don't create goals that are 1 -> 2 -> 3
Create goals that make leaps ad bounds, like 6 -> 14 -> 28
Creates goals that make you go, "giddy, giddy, giddy" because that may be the motivation you need to actually achieve your goals.
Forbes named me a world's top 50 woman in tech & 30 Under 30. I founded Robogals and Aipoly and was Young Australian of the Year 2012. Currently working on robotics company Aubot. I'm the youngest Member of the Order of Australia (AM) and I give speeches around the world.
I tweet @maritacheng and I'm on Facebook.
Woody Allen once said that "eighty percent of success is showing up." To me, that means, you go to the meeting about the project. You're there...
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Spoke in Hong Kong at the the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) on 9 July. The WAGGGS is the largest voluntary organisation...
