The first time I came across the idea of "Moonshots and MTPS", I was absent-mindedly watching a Ted talk while the other half of my brain focused on eating a bowl of hardly spiced noodles. I wasn't in a great place in my life, I had just gone through one of the toughest years of my 20's and I desperately needed a miracle.
Later that day, I would eventually learn what would become one of the greatest methodologies for designing my life, it would form the foundation of my 5 year Long Moonshot journey and completely transform my idea of purpose
Moonshot
The premise of The Moonshot Mindset is simple - Reach for the moon.
MTP (Massive Transformative purpose) - A highly aspirational tagline that tries to solve a global issue.
The world’s biggest problems can’t be solved and the world’s greatest ideas cannot be conceived with conventional, incremental thinking. Moonshot Thinking manifests when we choose a huge problem, and propose to create a radical solution to the problem using disruptive technology. a moonshot aims for a 10x impact on the problems, not just a 10% improvement
10% thinking leads to incremental progress but doesn’t lead to making the impossible possible—like sending people to the moon or creating self-driving cars.
Throughout history, however, we’ve learned that radically big thinking can lead to these types of breakthroughs. These Breakthrough innovations happen when passionate groups of people have the audacity to challenge each other’s perspectives and aim for the seemingly impossible.
The Moonshot concept inspired the Futureproof community and constitutes the backbone of my ideas in my business and personal life.
How to create a moonshot idea -
5-Year Goal: Briefly describe your 5-year Moonshot goal in a clear, objective fashion using specific dates and numbers.
1-Year Goal: What concrete, measurable milestones can you achieve in 12 months that will put you on track? Remember, your progress is exponential, not incremental. You just need to hit 6.25% of the target in your first year.
30-Day Goal: What can you do in the next 30 days to test and ‘de-risk’ your 1-year and 5-year objectives?
PROOF: What evidence can you provide to your team that this Moonshot is possible?
ACTION: What single action can you take right now to make immediate progress?
MTPs
Doing anything big and bold in the world is hard.
It takes passion, grit, luck, and sometimes years of hard work to see a moonshot materialize, much less succeed.
There’s no definite roadmap for a successful moonshot; the path is littered with obstacles and failure, However a Massively transformative purpose gives you direction and keeps you in focus.
Elon Musk and SpaceX are a good example for understanding MTPs. He didn’t found SpaceX to have a luxurious retirement on Mars or just for the sake of building the most profitable aerospace company. He’s driven by the belief humans must become a multi-planetary species. Making this a reality is his purpose.
A strong MTP forces your mind to break all the old models about how to achieve a task. It inspires innovation and gives you permission to think outside your own constraints and create a new model to support exponential growth.
The more we organize around massive transformative purpose, the harder we’ll work, the more dedicated we’ll be, the faster we can solve big problems—and maybe most importantly, the more fulfilled we’ll feel about the work we do.
Examples of Strong MTP's
Ted: “Ideas worth spreading”
Google: “Organize the world’s information”
Tesla: “Accelerate the transition to sustainable transportation.”
MTPs when used in combination with moonshot ideas, create an opportunity to achieve incredible feats, unfortunately, only a few people get to experience this in their lifetime.
Remember these concepts are not representative of what’s possible today; they’re aspirational and focused on creating the future. This aspirational element is what ignites the passion in you. it will also what engages people’s hearts and minds to work together with you to realize your goal.
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Thank you so much Mentor, this was really needed. And yes, I am willing to walk through the process.
I want to also use this medium to say a big thank you for imparting us (me in particular) during The Future Insiders Program organized by The Temple Company and YouTube Music. Your session on Storytelling changed my life.
I am forever grateful sir.