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Modern Mentor

410 GID 3 Thoughtful Questions to Help You Set Goals

Modern Mentor

Macmillan Holdings, LLC

Careers, Business, Management

4.3720 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2016

⏱️ 6 minutes

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The goals we set aren’t always the ones we actually want to achieve. Here’s how to make sure you’re on the right track. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1sUmR2D

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0:00.0

This is Steveer Robbins.

0:04.4

Welcome to the Get It Done guys, quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

0:08.6

Goals.

0:09.3

I just love goals.

0:11.0

Well, sometimes I hate goals.

0:12.7

But then I love them again, because when we set goals, we can reach them.

0:17.7

But often, we set goals and proceed blindly ahead, assuming that the goal is a good

0:22.1

one. And then there we are, standing at the International Bubblegum Blowing Championship,

0:26.4

blowing our little hearts out, and suddenly we realize that the bubble we've blown is so big

0:30.7

that if it pops, it just might destroy our entire outfit, not to mention that Gucci

0:35.5

haircut that means so much to us.

0:39.1

Becoming number one in bubblegum?

0:40.7

Probably not the right goal.

0:42.1

We should have seen that coming.

0:45.2

So, how do we nip bad goals in the bud?

0:49.6

How do we tell if a goal is worth pursuing before we start pursuing it?

0:56.2

One of my earliest professional mentors and friends, Joseph Yeager of Linguistics, taught me a perfect framework.

0:57.2

Ah, it's spring.

0:58.5

And Bernice is setting her goals.

1:00.6

Let's find out how Joe's framework can help.

1:03.4

Bernice is feeling romantic.

1:05.0

As owner of the Green Growing Things Plant Store, she's decided to create a massive

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