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Here's your success mentor Darren Hardy. Today I want to offer you a counterintuitive yet powerful approach to goal

setting and more importantly goal achieving. Picture this a high

achiever let's call him Jack.

Jack is a dreamer, somebody who's always chasing the next big thing.

His life is a series of ambitious goals,

starting a new business, running a marathon, learning new languages, playing a new instrument etc. But there's a

hitch despite his aspiration Jack finds himself in a loop of unfulfilled dreams.

Why is that? Because Jack was fixated on the

outcomes, the glory at the finish line without fully grasping the demands of the

journey. Now let's challenge a common assumption when setting goals of the

commands of the journey. Now, let's challenge a common assumption.

When setting goals, the typical advice is to focus on what you want,

to envision the outcome and bask in the glory of the foreseen achievement. But what if I told you that's the wrong

approach? What if the key to truly achieving your goals lies in a completely

different direction? Here's the game changer. Instead of asking what do I want to achieve,

ask what pain am I willing to endure? Yes, it doesn't sound very inspiring, but this is the perspective shift that is critical.

Every goal worth pursuing comes packaged with its own set of challenges. The late nights,

time taken away from your family, rejection, financial

risk, physical and emotional toll.

The most vital question isn't about what joys you seek, no. final question is

is what joys you seek?

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