Goal setting, whether on the personal or professional front – gives your life direction, and keeps you motivated. However, your approach to goal setting plays a pivotal role in your progress towards achieving your goals. Have you ever wondered what is unique about goals set by world achievers? In this article, we explore the tools …
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Having an achievable goal — whether it’s about improving your finances, wellbeing or relationships — can be hugely motivating. But life’s curveballs can all too easily come rolling around the corner, to throw us off course. Research shows that having a thorough goal plan — including how you’ll respond to such curve balls — can hugely …
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Goals can be stressful. They can create excessive pressure and make us feel bad when we don’t achieve the ones we’ve set. This is particularly true if goals are unrealistically high or we don’t have a workable plan in place. This is why many people forgo setting New Year’s resolutions entirely. It’s difficult to keep going after …
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Perspective is everything. When we’ve set a goal for ourselves, when we’re trying to motivate ourselves, the process can be invigorating or downright demoralizing. Goal setting in and of itself can be daunting. Dr. Katy Milkman, in her podcast The Science of How People Change which I quote below, shares a real gem for setting (and keeping) “high and …
A recent conversation with a dear friend on goal commitment made me realise some people’s acute difficulty in staying committed to their goals. Even the simplest ones, such as clicking on a newsletter button to read the whole essay or article. Staying committed to your goals takes work. It doesn’t have to be a struggle, …
(Editor’s note: though this article mostly talks about goal setting around cycling, the ideas and concepts apply equally well in many other types of goals.) Cycling is a sport that heavily rewards consistency with regular training as the cornerstone of any good training plan. Motivation is the underpinning element that is arguably the most important …
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Whether your New Year’s resolution is about moving more, learning more, or having more fun, here are some ways that music can help you reach your goals and make this your best year yet! 1. Music Changes Your Mood Music is intricately connected to our emotions. Movie soundtrack composers know this well when they use big swells …
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Most people associate the summer months with going to the pool, fireworks, and beach vacations. Workplace productivity tends to take a nosedive during the summer, but this doesn’t have to be the case for you. Let’s look at why the summer slump happens and how to stay motivated all year long. Why are we less productive in …
We know what you’re thinking; July is nothing like January. But hear us out because July is the fresh start you’ve been waiting for it’s time to make the next 6 months the BEST 6 months. Why? Because the desire to succeed doesn’t have to start and end on January 1st. Nope, it can be …
Peter Reid was once a legendary triathlete, a three-time Ironman World Champion (1998, 2000, 2003) who was seemingly unstoppable. But in 2006, he began having doubts. After finishing a race in first place, he dishearteningly remarked to a friend, “What am I supposed to do? Win again?” At another competition, he didn’t even make it …
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