Can you succeed without setting expectations & goals to hit?In Episode #520 of 'Meanderings', Juan & I discuss: riff on dreaming big: how our top‑level life aims can stay steady for decades while the reasons and execution evolve, whether you truly need a “big dream” to reach elite performance, how to cultivate direction in your twenties by chasing curiosity and I tease a 20‑year out‑of‑this‑world goal that’s resurfaced from childhood. Stan Link: https://stan.store/meremortalsTimeline:(00:00:00) Intro(00:03:22) Decades, seasons of life and planning horizons(00:07:56) Hinting at a 20-year goal out of this world(00:10:29) Belief, luck, and the role of drive(00:14:29) Stumbling into success and the power of effort(00:18:14) Visualisation that works: mindset vs magic(00:23:01) Aspirations shift: presence over prestige(00:29:56) Massive Transformational Purpose and skill discovery(00:32:01) Follow your obsession? Benefits and pitfalls(00:36:00) Meaning, contentment and age(00:40:13) Small dreams, goals, and purposeful practice(00:45:26) Wrap-up and value-for-value sign-off  Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/K99e8fysBnTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspodsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcastsValue 4 Value Support:V4V: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/supportPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast