Mastery is a long-term goal. Correspondingly, what stops people from achieving this goal is a short-term mindset. Specifically, the mindset of immediate gratification. Unfortunately, there is a popular cultural phenomenon that provides short-term rewards to those who sacrifice their future. When your goal is mastery, anything that happens in the short-term is only a measurement. […]
One of the best reasons to set goals is to provide you with motivation. However, we all set goals that provide us with little to no motivation. This is a problem. Goals that don’t motivate you are pointless. If you have this problem, it’s not that you are lazy, careless, or a procrastinator. Instead, your […]
We’ve all heard that we should create S.M.A.R.T. goals. This means goals that are Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, and Time bound. This is a good framework for goal setting, but not the end all be all. The art of goal setting must go further if you want your goal to both provide you with progress […]