ATG 131: The Brilliant Zone: Achieve Your Goals through High-Value, Low-Energy Actions
All It Takes Is A Goal
Jon Acuff
5 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 26 June 2023
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
What if achieving your goals could be easier than you think? You’ve probably heard the phrase “work smarter not harder,” but rarely do people share exactly how to do it. In this episode, you’ll learn all about the Brilliant Zone – a realm where every action you take adds value while requiring minimal energy. I share practical examples and strategies help you stay in your brilliance and unleash your true potential. Ready to achieve your goals without exhausting all of your energy? Let's dive in!
Every successful goal has four stages: 1. Dream 2. Plan 3. Do 4. Review. Learn how to have fun in all four stages right here – acuff.me/goals.
In This Episode:
Previous ATG Episodes About Perfection:
- ATG 23: This Sentence Will Change Perfectionism Forever
- ATG 27: 8 ways to spot perfectionism in your life
- ATG 120: Beyond Perfect: The Hidden Enemy of Your Goals (Part 1)
- ATG 121: Beyond Perfect: Soundtracks I Use to Beat Perfectionism (Part 2)
- ATG 124: 8 Signs You’re a Perfectionist (Part 1)
- ATG 125: 8 Signs You’re a Perfectionist (Part 2)
- ATG 126: Build a 1% win to enjoy 100% success
- ATG 127: How High Achievers Navigate the 4 Time Zones
- ATG 128: How to Avoid the Urgent Zone
- ATG 129: Navigating the Distraction Zone
- ATG 130: The Important Zone: How to Focus on What Matters Most
Check out these resources too:
- Soundtracks the Book
- Finish the Book
- Soundtracks the Video Course
- Finish Course
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone and welcome to the All It Takes is a Gold Podcast, the best place in the |
| 0:13.3 | entire world, including all of Canada. |
| 0:16.3 | To learn how to build new thoughts, new actions, and new results, I'm your host Don Acuffin. |
| 0:20.7 | Today we're talking about perfectionism. |
| 0:23.7 | This is actually our last episode about perfectionism. |
| 0:26.8 | We've been talking about perfectionism for seven other episodes. |
| 0:30.6 | This is what they call in the biz. |
| 0:32.5 | Now that I'm in the biz, I own a microphone and what not. |
| 0:35.2 | When I first started my first podcast, I did not have a microphone and so many of my friends |
| 0:39.7 | would kind of let text me or email me and be like, hey dude, good job on the podcast. |
| 0:44.6 | Have you ever thought about buying a microphone because it's sound terrible? |
| 0:48.6 | But now I own a microphone so I say things like the biz and I do seasons. |
| 0:52.6 | We did a season on perfectionism because it's one of those issues that wrecks so |
| 0:56.8 | many different goals. |
| 0:59.0 | Today is the conclusion. |
| 1:00.4 | If you haven't heard a single one of the episodes, no problem. |
| 1:02.8 | This is a standalone episode. |
| 1:04.7 | You don't have to go back first and listen to other episodes if you want to. |
| 1:08.8 | By all means, I think you'll find them equally as delightful as this one. |
| 1:12.3 | But you don't have to go back. |
| 1:13.7 | This one is about the brilliant zone. |
| 1:16.1 | Do you ever wish that more of your decisions were brilliant? |
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