The 4 Horsemen of Goal Failure

The Double Win

Michael Hyatt

Management, Intentionality, Selfdevelopment, Education, Teamleadership, Personaldevelopment, Productivity, Self-improvement, Business, Achievement, Influence, Selfleadership, Leadership

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🗓️ 18 December 2018

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

We all miss big goals occasionally. When that happens, it can be lonely and embarrassing. It’s tempting to simply forget about the failure and move on. When that happens, we miss a key learning opportunity. In order to achieve in the future, we must become excellent students of our own failure. Michael and Megan reveal the four most common reasons for goal failure, and how to fix them. For more, visit leadto.win. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:19.5	Within 74 days of taking office,
0:21.8	President John F. Kennedy faced his first major challenge.
0:27.7	In April 1961, 1500 Cuban exiles landed at the Bay of pigs, aiming to overthrow the government led by Fidel Castro.
0:36.1	The Exiles had American arms and air support, but they were outnumbered more than 15 to 1. After just three days they surrendered.
0:45.0	Although Kennedy didn't create the plan he approved it when it failed the whole
0:50.0	country demanded answers. So the very next day he held a televised press
0:55.0	conference. While some government officials ducked for cover, Kennedy didn't. He
0:59.8	said quote, I'm the responsible officer of the government.
1:04.4	He also said this, a version of an old proverb that's been around for centuries.
1:08.9	There's an old saying that victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.
1:15.0	When you achieve something big, everybody celebrates with you.
1:19.0	When you don't, any failure, whether it's a New Year's resolution or a new product
1:30.0	launch isn't just disappointing, it can also be lonely and embarrassing. Maybe you felt that.
1:38.4	Said a big goal, announced it to the world, but then life got in the way.
1:44.0	Nothing went the way you thought it would.
1:47.0	And by the end of the year, you felt ashamed,
1:50.0	maybe embarrassed, and you just wanted to forget about it.
1:54.0	When you miss a big goal, it's tempting to do just that.
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