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“The SMART framework turned goal-setting into goal-shrinking. We got so good at making goals measurable, we forgot to make them meaningful.” — JD Meier SMART goals have become the unquestioned doctrine of goal-setting. But what if the very framework designed to help you achieve more is actually training you to dream less? What if those …
“Most people use SMART goals to think smaller; winners use them to execute bigger.” — JD Meier Dreams without deadlines are just wishes. But deadlines without dreams are just compliance. After 25 years of driving transformation at Microsoft and coaching thousands of leaders, I’ve learned that SMART goals are the bridge. They turn vision into …
“Spectacular success is precedented by unspectacular planning.” — Sharran Srivatsaa It’s too easy for get overwhelmed and have a bunch of ideas and actions swirling like chaos in your mind. Aside from overwhelmed, all your undone things and new ideas can eat at you and keep you up at night. You need an action plan …
“If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.” — Zig Ziglar The new year is a chance to turn the page to a clean chapter and get a fresh start. If you want to make some serious or significant changes this year, you can use your New Year’s resolution to bootstrap your …
Your success with habits and goals depends on how you meet or resist expectations. You have inner expectations–what you expect from you. And you have outer expectations–what others expect from you. In her book, The Four Tendencies, Gretchen Rubin introduces the 4 Tendencies framework. The Four Tendencies framework is a psychological framework that helps you …
