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Your Annual Goals Need a Bigger Picture. Here’s Why.

Hannah Williamson — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 02:55:39 +0000

Goals are, without a doubt, among the most powerful tools on the path to transformation. They clarify our destination. They focus our effort. They marshall our motivation. The result? They invite us to change. But goals, by themselves, aren’t enough. You can have successful days and even successful years and still fall short of a […]

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Just Do The Next Right Thing

Hannah Williamson — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 19:06:00 +0000

Hopefully, by now, you have two to three SMARTER goals you intend to focus on for the next 90 days. You may have taken the first step or two in the right direction. But big goals can be daunting. And we never start without facing opposition. What are we to do? The answer might sound […]

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Risk is the Way

Hannah Williamson — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 08:04:31 +0000

When General Electric pioneered the SMART goal framework, they taught goals should be realistic. And they were dead wrong. Ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes is an ultramarathoner who has run more than 350 miles nonstop. Crazy? Maybe. But listen to what he said to Outside magazine: Western culture has things a little backwards right now. We think […]

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Distill Dreams into Goals That Actually Work

Hannah Williamson — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 08:00:57 +0000

Dreaming matters. But if dreams stay dreams, they won’t take you anywhere. In fact, dreams that stay dreams can work against you—keeping you stuck instead of leading forward. That’s why we forge aspirations into goals. There’s a world of difference between an aspiration and a goal. Aspirations can hang vaguely in an imagined future. Good […]

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The Starting Line of Worthwhile Goals

Hannah Williamson — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 17:48:51 +0000

Have you seen the Academy Award-winning film, La-La Land? It’s full of beautiful moments, but perhaps the most haunting is a song that captures the entire film. It features these lines: “Here’s to the ones who dream / Foolish as they may seem / Here’s to the hearts that ache / Here’s to the mess […]

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Finishing Strong: Gearing Up to End the Year

Michael Hyatt — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 07:00:25 +0000

Where Did I Win? Listing your wins helps you begin from an abundance mindset. And it’s easy to lose track of just how much you’ve accomplished. So make a list. Review your calendar, journal, and planner (especially your Weekly Previews). What did you make happen in the last three months? What has that made possible? […]

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5 Steps to Turn Goal-Setting Into Discipline

Michael Hyatt — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 07:45:57 +0000

Everyone knows you can't succeed without discipline, yet few possess it. Here are 5 steps to develop more of it.

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The Science of Motivation

Erin Wildermuth — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 07:00:17 +0000

The United States Military Academy is an elite, selective institution with an acceptance rate of less than 10 percent. Despite this, not everyone who matriculates graduates. Psychologists Amy Wrzesniewski and Barry Schwartz decided to find out why. Drawing on 14 years of data detailing the motivations and outcomes of over 10,000 cadets, they found intrinsic […]

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5 Vital Steps to Prevent Burnout and Keep on Track With Your Goals

Rachel Rowney — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 18:28:37 +0000

Many of us are familiar with the game of Jenga. At first, you confidently place the blocks on top of each other and see them build, but as the game progresses and the structure starts to weaken, the blocks seem heavier, the Jenga tower becomes unstable and ultimately, it collapses. At times, life can feel […]

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Boost Your Energy to Achieve Your Goals

Rachel Rowney — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 19:50:26 +0000

Ralph Waldo Emerson once proclaimed: “The world belongs to the energetic.” Well, Mr. Emerson didn’t have to navigate the many complexities of 21st-century life, but his statement still holds true. How many of us feel that mid-afternoon slump? Or flop into bed exhausted but unable to fall asleep until midnight? Juggling our seemingly endless personal […]

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