The start of a new year often comes with new goals. While I have nothing against setting goals, my approach is counterintuitive to most of the things you have ever been taught about setting goals and making them stick.

Key Takeaways

If You Want To Set Goals that Last in 2022, You Should:

1. Lower the bar about your expectations
2. Create a tiered system to support your goals
3. Address your priority as early in the day as possible

The Problem With Shooting for the Moon

Often, we are stuck on the idea that we need to aim high and shoot for the moon when it comes to our goals. But, when we are not able to reach the maximum, the shame and guilt that comes with that can discourage us from trying again. While there is nothing wrong with aiming high, setting a lower bar can actually help you be more successful in the long run when it comes to execution.

Aiming Lower for Better Results

Instead of shooting for the moon, lowering the bar and thinking about our goals in a way that is shrunken down can help you be more successful in achieving your goal. By learning the systems and structures necessary to evolve, grow and accomplish our goals, we can implement them into our lives more seamlessly and effectively.

If you can lower the bar, create a tiered system for your goals, and make your goals concrete, you will be amazed at how much simpler it is to achieve the things you want to.

How do you set goals and make sure that you follow through? Share if you found my tips useful with me in the comments section of the episode page.

In This Episode

• Learn about my new rebrand and what to expect from my new website (2:21)
• My number one tip for goal setting in 2022 (8:16)
• The problem with an all or nothing mentality (12:26)
• Tips to help you lower the bar and support the goal you have (17:13)
• Why you need to make your actions concrete (22:50)

Quotes

"This time of the year can be really tricky for people because of all of the pressure we feel from the outside world. And 'New Year, New You'; and all of the other shitty messaging that comes along with that can just take a flying leap for all I am concerned with." (5:39)

"Information is everywhere, but it is how you implement it that matters." (7:47)

"There is nothing wrong with picturing something big and bold and juicy. But when it comes to execution, I think that shooting for a lower bar is ultimately going to help you be more successful." (9:06)

"When it comes to following through, autonomy and the ability to have a choice is one of the best ways to do that." (19:29)

"Lower the bar, start thinking about our goals in terms of shrinking it down, shooting for less, but being more successful, so that over time the systems and structures that you need to continue to evolve and grow, and your confidence in terms of your ability to execute and do the thing, grow as well." (25:54)

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