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It is hard to follow through with goals if you know they are not realistic. On the other hand, goals that are not challenging may mean that you are not pushing yourself enough and/or trying new things. In this episode, Shrop talks about setting goals which are challenging and attainable.

Links:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_criteria

* https://www.atlassian.com/blog/productivity/how-to-write-smart-goals

* https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/275768

* https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_90.htm

* https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/five-keys-accurate-project-estimating-6927

* https://blog.amazingmarvin.com/break-large-projects-tasks-bite-sized-tasks

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