Committed to Your Goals in 2023
Woody Allen said, "Half of success is showing up."
I've thought about that quote many times over the years. There was something about its logic that didn't match up with my day-to-day experience.
Don't get me wrong, no matter what you want to do in your life, showing up is the first step in getting it. But I've shown up many ... Show More
Today
Ask This Magic Question Today
Happy Friday, my friend. I want to share a question with you that I haven’t pulled out in seven or eight years. It’s a little neuro-linguistic programming trick I learned from a textbook decades ago, and it works almost every time you use it. This week, it cracked open a member o ... Show More
13m 39s
Yesterday
The Day You Think You Have Nothing
Have you ever sat down to do what you love and felt your mind go blank? I felt it 40 minutes before recording. The promise was simple, the list ready. Then, nothing. The main lesson: when your mind feels blank, the problem isn't a lack of options—it’s that you’re not seeing them. ... Show More
14m 5s
Apr 29
Motivation Doesn't Work? Tell That to Your Dopamine
Have you heard that motivation is irrelevant—that only discipline, identity, or systems matter for adults? After thirty years in this field, I've repeatedly seen that the loudest critics end up seeking a boost themselves. Today, I'll show how claims of the demise of motivation ac ... Show More
16 m
Feb 2021
171. Greatest Hits Vol 1. Perfectionist Fantasies + Tomorrow Thinking
Do you believe that if you just got that new job title, got married, or achieved any other fill-in-the-blank-accomplishment, you’d be happy and confident? And then do you create unrealistic plans to achieve that goal and abandon them entirely when you inevitably stumble in the ex ... Show More
31m 53s
Mar 2024
Stop Caring About Your Goals
<p>Today, we're talking about why obsessing over your goals might actually be holding you back. Yep, you heard me! While goals are key, there's something even more crucial to focus on.</p><p>Here's the scoop: We're all about making your dream life a reality, but the trick is not ... Show More
17m 1s
Sep 2021
203. Goal Sobriety & Habit Formation
Do you love setting goals and imagining what your life will be like when you achieve them? And then do you spend so much time living in this imagined future that you skip the part where you actually have to, you know, build the habits required to achieve that goal?If so, you’re n ... Show More
23m 17s
Oct 2020
Things That Stop You From Achieving Your Goals
Things That Stop You From Achieving Your Goals? Things That Stop You From Achieving Your Goals is something that not many people talk about on a podcast. Most of the time its all about "Action taking, money making and success, success, success". But why is it that even when you w ... Show More
24m 46s
Mar 2021
177. Best Teachings from Clutch College - Goals, Results, and Your Future Self
Do you torture yourself on the way to a goal, in the hopes that you’ll feel different when you “get there?” Do you think of goals as shiny gold coins to collect in order to feel better about yourself? Do you undermine or discount your accomplishments? Tune into this episode for s ... Show More
33m 15s