Show notes
In this episode we discuss:
- Reviewing 2020 and setting goals for 2021
- What do you do with goals you set for 2020 but couldn't accomplish?
- How Justin conducts past year reviews (and why it takes him a lot less time than it used to)
- "Aggressive but achievable" goals
- What it means and what to do if you have a goal that just doesn't get done
- Why you should beware of chasing "Laser pointer goals"
- How to make difficult things like going to the gym more fun.
- The lesson from reading Neil Strauss's interviews with hundreds of rock stars and other celebrities, and how it changes the goals you should set.
- “Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.” — Zen Kōan
- Unveiling your next goal or the next "layer of your karma"
- Combatting "shiny object syndrome"
- Justin's superpower "Rule of 3" for goal setting
- My "master goal" that makes all of my other goals possible
- How to build an audience.
- My goals for 2021 - Creating value for others and creating consistently
- How to use Leading indicators instead of Lagging indicators when setting goals
- Replacing SMART goals with a PACT
- Designing your ideal day
- How to actually get the benefit from self improvement books and lectures
- A Great Question Can Change Your Life - Get One in Your Inbox Every Day
- Quality Questions (https://qualityquestions.co/)
- Closing the year in gratitude
Links to People, Articles, and Books Mentioned in this Episode:
- Tim Ferriss - Forget New Year's Resolutions and Conduct a 'Past Year Review' Instead (https://tim.blog/2018/12/28/past-year-review/)
- Everyone Loves you When You're Dead (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007MAU4SO/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1)
- Chris Bailey (https://alifeofproductivity.com/)
- Billy Broas (https://www.billybroas.com/)
- James Clear's 3-2-1 Newsletter (https://jamesclear.com/3-2-1)
- SMART goals are not so smart: make a PACT instead by Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Ness Labs (https://nesslabs.com/smart-goals-pact)
- Quality Questions (https://qualityquestions.co/)