546. Your Brain Is Lying to You About Goals

Better Than Happy

Jody Moore

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Education, Self-improvement

4.8 • 5.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever thought to yourself, "Why bother setting goals if I'm just going to be disappointed when I don't hit them?"

Maybe you've decided that instead of chasing achievements, you should just love yourself as you are and be happy right where you're at. Or perhaps you've told yourself that so much is out of your control anyway, why set goals when you can't control the outcome? I get it. IBut here's the truth: Not having goals doesn't reduce the pain and discomfort in your life.

Listen in this week as I address the part of your brain that might be wondering whether you should even bother setting goals, especially if you've been disappointed in the past. While it's tempting to avoid the discomfort that comes with not hitting a goal, I explain why not having something you're focused on achieving will actually result in more pain and suffering, not less.

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0:00.0	Anti-goal culture is on the rise in recent years, and I understand why. I get it. I really do.
0:08.1	But I also know that not having a goal not only will result in you achieving less in your life,
0:14.0	but it will result in pain and suffering. I promise you. Welcome to Better Than Happy. Today we're diving in and talking about why
0:23.4	your brain is lying to you about goals. Let's go. Welcome to Better Than Happy, the podcast where we
0:33.3	transform our lives by transforming ourselves. My name is Jody Moore. In the decade plus I've been
0:40.6	working with clients as a master certified coach, I've helped tens of thousands of people to become
0:46.3	empowered. And from empowered, the things that seemed hard become trivial. And the things that seemed
0:53.0	impossible become available. and suddenly a whole new
0:57.3	world of desire and possibility open up to you. And what do you do with that? Well, that's the question.
1:06.6	What will you do? Let's find out.
1:17.3	Sometimes listening to a podcast is enough, but sometimes you'll feel inspired to go deeper.
1:23.6	If you hear things that speak to you in today's episode, consider it your invitation to a complimentary coaching workshop. On this live interactive Zoom call with me, you'll get a taste
1:29.7	of the power of this work when applied in real life. You can participate or be a silent observer,
1:36.4	but you have to take a step if you want to truly see change in your life. Two steps, actually.
1:42.6	Head to Jodymore.com forward slash free coaching and register.
1:47.3	Then you just have to show up. Your best life is waiting for you. Will you show up for it?
1:55.5	Jodymore.com forward slash free coaching. I'll see you there.
2:04.6	How? forward slash free coaching. I'll see you there. Happy New Year. Everybody, welcome to the podcast. We must talk about goals because it's the
2:10.5	beginning of the year. And I want to speak to that part of your brain that might be wondering,
2:15.6	should I even have a goal? Should I set a goal?
2:18.8	Because this is something I hear a lot. I've had goals in the past, people say to me.
2:24.3	And when I don't hit it, I get so frustrated and discouraged. I feel like I fall back even further than I was before I started.
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