Happy New Year, it's 2019 and time to start a fresh for many people, letting go of the past, abandoning half baked ideas or relationships, and looking forward to something hopefully bigger and better in the next 365 days. Goal setting is this elusive thing that most people place importance on only once or twice a year. Most people jump on the bandwagon for New Years until shit starts hitting the fan. Then the excuses and old habits start to come up. I've definitely been a victim of this mentality. But when we have the mindset of living our life like a social media timeline and not a photo album, we can start to shift the perspective. We can start to use our distractions as a reminder to refocus. We can lean into our current projects and minimize the feeling of defeat when something slows down toward the finish line. Lots of great perspective in this episode. Here are some notes I took:
If you have inclinations of moving toward a goal, identify the decisions you'll have to make
Breaking down bigger goals into micro goals
Identify the end product and what it means then design the steps to get there
Understand that there may be many components to the big picture
Learn to enjoy the process of accomplishing baby steps
Commit to getting a result from something small first
Don't overlook humble beginnings
What do you ultimately want and how can I achieve it on a small scale
Realize your goals are to make you grow
Goals are not a destination but just a stepping stone
Your goals are meant to set you up for the next phase
Set up a fixed destination and possess present awareness to be open to options
Learn from the differences in your expectation and your reality
Create a fixed target with flow
Look for "lessons" in what you're not excited about
Understand that everything is a flow, even if you feel stuck
Photo album mentality vs. a timeline mentality
Be self-aware of everything and give it positive meaning
Follow the steps and know that there is always something next up
Strong target with intention and keep options open to help you get there
Fail forward by knowing when to change gears and keep pedaling
Jet uses 40% of its fuel on takeoff
Bicycle analogy: be aware of the energy it takes to start gaining momentum
Harder to fall over on a bicycle if you're going fast
Don't be afraid to go as fast you can because life will be easier at cruising speed
Remember that you are not in a race with anyone but yourself
Celebrate others' success
Where is your sweet spot in shifting into the next gear?
Do you want to take more on before you're ready, or do you want to be overqualified
Tune your consciousness to know when it's time to take on more responsibility
Don't squeeze the brakes when faced with adversity, be humble and shift down a gear to regain your pedaling
Realize that you will encounter hills, and you are capable of overcoming them, but make progress in a gear that you're able to accomplish instead of trying to keep in a high gear
Look for open doors before closing your current one and be conscious about finding doors
It's okay to confirm that you do or don't like something
It's okay to not have an island that you call home with your career, it's okay to search
It is not okay to be standing in the current and not moving at all
See the world objectively and recognize that the opportunities are endless
Have conversations with more people and be open to receiving perspectives
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