Lessons from a Quitter

How to set goals you'll actually achieve


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Merry Christmas!!! Happy Holidays friends!!

Thank you so much for tuning in to the show. I can't tell you how much it means to me! We're almost at 6 months and already have over 10,000 downloads! I'm honestly so grateful to be able to do this podcast and I can't thank you guys enough!!

While I usually only do interviews, I wanted to take this holiday episode to talk a little bit more about the new year and goal-setting so that hopefully you can get closer to your goal of quitting whatever is making you unhappy. Now, I know that the whole "New Year, New Me" gets a really bad wrap and people roll their eyes at resolutions. But setting goals is not the problem. Not following through is the problem. We should all be re-evaluating our lives and what we want to change all the time!

"Most people overestimate what they can do in a day, and underestimate what they can do in a month. We overestimate what we can do in a year, and underestimate what we can accomplish in a decade."

This quote by Matthey Kelly sums up exactly what is wrong with how we usually set goals. We're an impatient bunch and we want change now. But that sets you up for failure because we typically only stick to things that we can turn into habits and keep up with in the long-term.

So this year, I don't want you to focus on what you can do in the next 2 months. I want you to focus on what you can do in the next 2 years.

I talk all about why the approach in the book, The Compound Effect, by Darren Hardy is the best way to approach goal-setting. In this book, Darren Hardy talks about how making little, small changes will completely change your life. You don't need to lose 20lbs in a month. You need to cut 100 calories every day. And over time, that 100 calories will transform the way you look, feel, and act.

Make sure to check out the whole episode before you start writing your goals!

We'll be back next week with an all-new interview episode!

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