It’s important to have goals. However, all goals are not created equal. Here are my three rules for high quality goal setting. Create small attainable goals to achieve daily. For goals that are more difficult, break them down into the elements of measurable progress. For every extrinsic goal, map it directly to a related intrinsic […]
Sacrifice in the context of pursuing goals is not just about giving up stuff. Sacrifice is about giving up stuff that’s important or valued. This is hard for children, especially once you add peer pressure. For example, very few children will want to go to practice when all of their friends are on Xbox Live […]
If you read this blog often, then you know I’m a big advocate of goal setting. I have two cornerstone beliefs about goals: Goal progression must be used for difficult and long term goals. The process must be the goal and the goal must be the compass. If you buy-in to those two beliefs, then […]