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Hello and thanks for joining us for episode 583

with Jeff Hayden.

He is talking about motivation, what works, what doesn't work,

if you'd like a little more of it, how to get it.

So here we go.

You'll learn one, the one thing that makes any goal feel motivating.

Two, the subtle shift in phrasing that makes goals more motivating.

And three, a surprising way to boost your willpower.

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Here's Jeff Story. Jeff Hayden is Inc.com's most popular columnist and one of

LinkedIn's most widely followed influencers.

His work has appeared on Time, The Huffington Post, Fast Company, Business Insider,

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