Quit Using Weight Loss as Your Go-To Example of Goal Setting

We have more important goals than shrinking our bodies

Ivy Staker

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Imagine you’re explaining the concept of goals to someone from outer space. You have two minutes. The alien needs to understand the movement from Point A (setting a goal) to Point B (achieving said goal). What example did you use? Was it weight loss? Odds are high.

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Ivy Staker

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