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Empowered Planning: Setting Strategic Goals for 2025


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Welcome to the very first episode of our new series, 'Elevated & Empowered'! In this episode, we’re diving into the transformative power of goal setting—a key ingredient to building a successful life and business. Whether you’re setting goals for personal growth, professional milestones, or both, this episode is packed with actionable insights and practical frameworks to help you get started.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

  1. Why Goal Setting is Essential:
    • The benefits of goal setting in both your personal and professional life.
    • How it impacts your mindset, behavior, and overall success.
  2. The Science Behind Goal Setting:
    • How setting goals activates your brain’s motivation centers and improves focus.
    • Why specific, actionable goals work better than vague aspirations.
  3. A Step-by-Step Goal Setting Framework:
    • How to create goals that are clear, achievable, and aligned with your vision.
    • Tips for breaking down big goals into manageable daily actions.
  4. Real-Life Examples:
    • Personal and business examples of how we’ve used goal setting to achieve meaningful results.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode

All articles, studies, and resources mentioned during the episode are linked below:

  • Resource 1: Goal Setting Theory https://opentext.wsu.edu/theoreticalmodelsforteachingandresearch/chapter/goal-setting-theory/
  • Resource 2: S.M.A.R.T. Goals Framework https://med.stanford.edu/content/dam/sm/s-spire/documents/How-to-write-SMART-Goals-v2.pdf
  • Resource 3: Positive Effects on Well Being https://selfdeterminationtheory.org/SDT/documents/1999_SheldonElliot.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232501090_A_Theory_of_Goal_Setting_Task_Performance

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Steadfast & SavvyBy Danielle Brown & Mindy Walther