Hungry Pilots, Hot Donuts, And Your Goals

Daily Boost — Motivation and Coaching

Scott Smith

Education, Self-improvement, Business, Health & Fitness

3.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Hungry Pilots, Hot Donuts, And Your Goals Have you noticed that airplanes fly crooked? It makes you wonder how the Pilot ever gets where they want to go. Hmm… they must have a great goal! Here’s what happens when you set a goal or fly an airplane. In an airplane heading to a destination, winds will do their best to blow you off course. That’s why pilots turn their aircraft into the wind. They call it Wind Correction. The same thing happens when you set a Goal. While you may prefer a straight path, you will likely run into winds that will blow you off course. Your spouse disagrees with your plans. Your boss demands more hours. Your kids, friends, and responsibilities keep you further away from your dreams. I think it’s time to start thinking like a hungry pilot who sets their flight plan to a distant city with a Kristy Kreme donut store that is just about to turn in the ‘Hot Donuts’ sign. What’s the lesson? Keep an eye on your final destination. Always set goals that factor in winds that will blow you off your course. Make minor corrections until you get where you’re heading. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	How are you? Let's do this thing. I got to tell you. I was at the gym this morning talking to a young lady I met a couple of weeks ago.
0:50.2	I tell you her story in a second about goals and continuing every single day.
0:55.2	But for today, I want to focus since we're talking about the gym
0:58.4	and people probably getting in shape and losing weight. I want to talk about donuts, if I may.
1:02.4	Donuts. Hot donuts, the kind that Krispy Kreme makes,
1:06.4	and how pilots and motorcycle guys like me get in trouble with hot donuts,
1:10.4	but it is the same thing when it comes to setting our goals.
1:12.4	Yeah, I'm going to figure out a way to tell you that eating a donut is a great goal.
1:18.4	Well, not really, but you know, you're like, hang on, we'll get there.
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1:25.4	take a step. All right, Pete. That's it.
1:29.4	If you're sitting there right now thinking, okay, here we are on the 20-somethings of January.
1:33.4	And I mean, the average resolution ends on January 21st.
1:39.4	Uh-oh. Sorry.
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