Shoot for the Moon

The Eagle has landed, or it did, on the moon forty four years ago on July 20^th, 1969. 

President Kennedy did not have a dream, nor a vision, nor a vague idea, or a hope to get to the moon.  He had a goal.

President Kennedy told the country in May 25, 1961,

 “…this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before the decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth.”

President Kennedy set a tangible, achievable goal and the country responded.

 

If you own any type of computing device, you are a beneficiary of the 1960’s space race to the moon.

The country carefully measured and observed President Kennedy’s goal through the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs. 

The Katy Toastmasters club theme this year is “Measure your progress towards achieving your goals.”

Setting tangible, achievable goals and measuring progress towards those goals helps us reach them whether in Toastmasters, professional or personal.  Shoot for the moon.