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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

1782: [Part 1] 3 Exciting Facts About Goals That No One Talks About by Benjamin Hardy on How To Pursue Your Goals

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

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Education, Mental Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 27 October 2020

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Benjamin Hardy discusses some special parts of goal-setting that no one talks about. This is part 1 of 2. Episode 1782: [Part 1] 3 Exciting Facts About Goals That No One Talks About by Benjamin Hardy on How To Pursue Your Goals Benjamin Hardy has been the top writer on Medium.com since late 2015. He focuses on self-improvement, motivation, and entrepreneurship. His writing is fueled by his personal experiences, self-directed education, and formal education. His research focuses on the psychological differences of "wantrepreneurs" and actual entrepreneurs. He lives in Clemson, South Carolina with his wife and they are the foster parents of 3 children. The original post is located here: https://medium.com/thrive-global/3-exciting-facts-about-goals-that-no-one-talks-about-98b69c01c5b5 Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is Optimal Living Daily episode 1782, three exciting facts about goals that no one talks about.

0:06.5

Part 1 by Benjamin Hardy of Benjamin Hardy.com and I'm Justin Mollick. Welcome to one of the

0:12.7

only podcasts in the world where blogs are narrated to you for free with permission from the authors.

0:18.2

It's an award-winning podcast thanks to you and I have a longer post today. I'm splitting it into two

0:24.2

so I'll read the first half today then finish the rest for you tomorrow. And with that, let's get

0:28.1

right to part 1 and start optimizing your life. Three exciting facts about goals that no one talks

0:38.3

about. Part 1 by Benjamin Hardy of Benjamin Hardy.com. The first of the three exciting facts

0:45.6

is that luck shouldn't be part of the equation in your mind when setting a goal. When you're thinking

0:51.4

about something big you want to pursue, it can almost feel impossible from where you're currently

0:56.8

especially if tens of thousands or potentially even millions of other people want the same dream

1:02.6

you are wanting. I felt this way when I decided a few years ago that I wanted to become a professional

1:08.1

writer. With literally millions of people attempting to write for a living on the internet,

1:13.1

it seemed like luck had to be involved. It seems like some magic incident had to occur,

1:18.5

something completely out of my control. The same is true of other goals I have since set and goals

1:24.4

I'm even now pursuing. When you have something huge you want to do, it can feel completely impossible

1:30.2

from your current vantage point. There are only a few people truly doing what you want to do

1:35.2

and somehow they got there but certainly you couldn't do the same, right? That feeling is completely

1:41.8

natural and leads us to believe luck is an integral part of achieving goals and whether it is or

1:47.3

isn't doesn't really matter. A much more important fact is that there actually is a pathway to your goal.

1:54.0

At this present moment you probably don't know what that path is but it does exist. From where you

2:00.0

currently are to where you truly deeply want to go no matter how far away no matter how dreamy

2:06.2

and seemingly impossible there actually is a path. And even more interesting is that the behaviors

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