Podcast Episode 316 - The Art of Goal Setting: Putting Legs to Your Dreams

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Podcast Episode 316 - The Art of Goal Setting: Putting Legs to Your Dreams

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Summary

In this replay episode, Heather Bunch discusses the importance of setting goals and turning dreams into actionable plans. She introduces the concept of SMARTER goals, which are specific, measurable, actionable, reasonable, time-bound, exciting, and relevant. Bunch emphasizes the need to start small and break down goals into micro goals to make them more achievable. She also recommends books by Michael Hyatt and John Acuff for further guidance on goal setting and finishing goals. So, if you’re half way thorugh the year and aren’t on track to hit your goals, take a moment and run your goals thorugh the smarter framework so you can get back on track and finish out the year strong.

Keywords

goal setting, dreams, SMARTER goals, micro goals, actionable plans, achieving goals

Takeaways

  • Start small and focus on one to three goals at a time.

  • Break down goals into micro goals to make them more manageable.

  • Use the SMARTER framework to set goals that are specific, measurable, actionable, reasonable, time-bound, exciting, and relevant.

  • Read books by Michael Hyatt and John Acuff for further guidance on goal setting and finishing goals. (Links below)

Sound Bites

"A dream is basically like a goal without a plan."

"Smarter goals. When you make a goal, it needs to be specific."

"Those micro goals make it so that what I'm doing is I'm looking at what can I do today to move towards my goal?"

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

02:57 The Importance of Turning Dreams into Goals

07:59 The Significance of Micro Goals

15:22 Overcoming Obstacles and Finishing Goals

20:26 The Importance of Setting Smarter Goals

21:27 Breaking Down Goals for Implementation

Links Mentioned

*Best Year Ever by Michael Hyatt: https://amzn.to/3SUQNKA

* Soundtracks by Jon Acuff: https://amzn.to/4cvCRxF

*Books are Amazon affiliate links; by purchasing a book through this link I will receive a small commission. Please know I will only link to resources I feel are super valuable to you.