Setting Lifetime Goals and How to Achieve Them | Martin Christensen | TEDxBostonCollege

In his invigorating talk, Martin Christianson outlines how he was able to achieve near-impossible goals such as climbing Mt. Everest and serving multiple tours in Iraq. He reveals his strategy of goal-setting and how small steps can lead to incredible accomplishments.
As a nineteen-year-old college student, Martin Christensen created a list of 25 Lifetime Goals. The pursuit and accomplishment of those goals have led Martin to live a bold and unique life. Only 35 years old, Martin has already traveled to all 50 states and 37 countries. He has climbed six of the seven summits (highest mountain on every continent) including Mt. Everest. He served in the US Army as an Airborne and Ranger qualified Infantry Officer where he led dozens of men during two combat tours totaling 27 months. Martin has a civil engineering degree from the University of Pittsburgh, an MBA from Webster University and a Masters Degree in Global Energy Management from the University of Colorado. Most recently he worked as a project manager on a $1 billion power plant project in Salem, Massachusetts. The project transitioned a 1950s era coal and oil-fired plant to a modern, significantly cleaner and more efficient, combined cycle natural gas plant. The five-year project ended in September 2018. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx