3463: Learning to Not Be Goal-Obsessed by Renata Leo of Buffalo Sauce Everywhere on Finding Joy and Happiness

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

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🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3463: Renata Leo examines the pitfalls of being overly goal-oriented, revealing how it can lead to burnout and self-criticism. By learning to forgive herself and find joy in simply "being," she inspires a healthier, more balanced approach to personal growth and happiness. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://buffalosauceeverywhere.com/2019/09/18/learning-to-not-be-goal-obsessed/ Quotes to ponder: "Comparison is the thief of joy, and as I say, seeing all of my successful friends on Facebook makes me feel like an utter failure as I sit on my couch watching reruns of The Office." "Failure is inevitable, especially if you have a bunch of tiny, insignificant goals that you have no control over." "I’m learning to be comfortable with just being." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.9	This is Optimal Living Daily. Learning to not be goal-obsessed by Renata Leo of buffalo Sauce Everywhere.com, and I'm Justin Mollick.
0:40.5	And I'll jump right into today's post as we optimize your life.
0:48.2	Learning to not be goal-obsessed by Renata Leo of Buffalo Sauce Everywhere.com.
0:55.8	We're constantly bombarded by the message that we need to have goals.
1:00.6	We need to strive for success or we're stagnating.
1:04.1	Nothing good comes from staying in our comfort zone.
1:06.8	Those who have big dreams are those who change the world after all.
1:10.5	And don't you want to change the world?
1:12.9	Especially in a world where everyone has social media and we all have a limited view into the lives of others,
1:18.6	it can be hard to keep from feeling like I'm not doing enough.
1:22.5	As they say, comparison is the thief of joy.
1:26.3	And as I say, seeing all of my successful friends on Facebook
1:29.5	makes me feel like an utter failure as I sit on my couch watching reruns of the office and
1:35.0	gorging myself on Parmesan Goldfish. Like many other millennials, I had my life mapped out for me
1:41.9	through the age of 22. Everything was planned for me through
1:45.3	college. My goal in life was to graduate, and it didn't dawn on me how scary it would be to be
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