The most common goal I hear from adults approaching a milestone birthday is the desire to run a marathon. Why is this? Unquestionably, everyone who aspires to run a marathon has a different conscious motivation. However, I think everyone’s unconscious motivation is the same. It’s the metaphor of what it means to run a marathon. […]
Yesterday I made the case for why I think goals are overrated. It comes down to a simple scenario with two types of people. The first type is a person with a goal, but no process to progress towards that goal. The second type is a person who has a process to make progress, but […]
Goals.Are.Overrated. As I wrote that I threw up in my mouth a little bit because it was so painful. Of course I’m being facetious, but only slightly. I love goals, I adore goals, I set goals to set goals. Simply stated, goals make me happy. So even though it pains me to admit it, it’s […]