You can learn to set better goals. Most people don't realize it but they are accidentally setting negative goals and this just isn't how your brain works. If you want to set better goals, then you need to learn how to set positive goals. Setting positive goals is about focusing on the smallest possible steps to accomplishing what you DO want in your life instead of focusing on what you DON'T want in your life.

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