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The Chris Harder Show

How to Set the Right Sized Money Goals for 2026

The Chris Harder Show

Chris Harder

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Most people aren't burnt out because they're working too hard. They're burnt out because the number they're chasing has no meaning behind it. In this episode, I break down why arbitrary revenue goals will always leave you exhausted, unmotivated, and questioning what you're even doing all of this for. I share how to right size your goals using a "dream life budget" so every dollar you're chasing has a clear purpose behind it. Get ready to rethink your numbers, reconnect with your why, and set goals that actually make the journey worthwhile.

 

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Why chasing "logical" numbers like $1M or $10M often leads to burnout.

  • The difference between wants and purpose-driven goals.

  • How a dream life budget reveals what you actually need to earn.

  • Why making more money than you need can cost you happiness.

  • How purpose makes even the hardest days worth it.

  • Why right sized goals create more motivation.

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

When you have a goal that's driven by purpose, then you're excited to go hit that number. Then you're driven to go hit that number. Hell, even the bad days, even the worst days are still worth it because you know why you're fighting to hit that number, whether it's $400,000, whether it's $400,000, whether it's $4 million, whether it's $40 million. It doesn't matter. You know why you're trading the blood,

0:25.1

sweat, and tears for a certain number, and it doesn't feel so bad when you know the why behind it.

0:28.8

But if you're picking arbitrary numbers, it's just a want. And wants come and go.

0:44.1

Welcome everybody to the Chris Harder Show, where we are making you unapologetic about your pursuit of success, knowing that when good people like you make good money, they can then do great things.

0:54.9

My name is Chris Harder and several times per week. I will bring you epic guests, solo episodes, and every single tool, trick, and skill set you need to grow your business, grow your money mindset, and to grow your wealth to levels that you have never reached before. I've ended up in a unique place in life where I've

0:59.5

got the experience, the connections, and all of the secrets that it takes to be successful.

1:04.3

And I'm lifting the curtain to reveal it all to you in an effort to help put you in a position

1:09.2

of abundance so great that you can then

1:11.7

be as generous as possible. So let's lock arms and let's get started.

1:19.5

Hey everybody, welcome back to the Chris Harder Show where today I am grateful for, you know,

1:24.6

I'm really grateful for awesome friends that make me do the things that sometimes

1:30.2

I don't have the discipline or sometimes I don't make a priority to do, but I really want to do.

1:36.4

So, for example, in this case, I've got a friend named John, shout to John Bowles.

1:40.9

And he has been doing such an awesome job of saying, hey, man, I know that you want to play a lot of pickleball. I know that you want to go to the pickleball club to network because there is a literally a pickleball and tennis country club here in Newport Beach. And like, it is the best of the best of the best for business people there. it's such a great way to network and i joined the

2:02.4

club you know gosh i don't know six seven eight nine months ago and i was hardly going but i really wanted to go

2:07.2

i wanted to go for the joy because i have a lot of fun playing and i wanted to go for the networking

2:11.6

but i just wasn't making myself go i was making all these excuses that's too busy or didn't have time

2:17.2

or uh had to get my

2:19.0

workout in or whatever it would be. Well, John joins the club a few months ago and he says, hey, man,

2:23.4

I know it's your goal to go more. So we're going to go join this 8 a.m. club on Tuesday mornings

2:30.1

and Thursday mornings. And we're going to go. It's called dudes club at the country club there. And we're going to go play pickleball with these guys and get to know these guys. It's literally for networking, by the way. They force you to be on other people's teams every single game. You meet new people every single game. It's really awesome. And they said, hey, we're going to show up and we're going to be really good. So we're going to start taking lessons together. And he booked us lessons so that we can go from good, because we're already pretty good, to like, great. So we can really show up well on the court. And these are things that I've been meaning to do, but was not doing on my own. And so when I start my show with gratitude, because I always want to

3:08.1

set the example and set the reminder that, hey, by the way, concentrate on what you do have,

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