I love goal setting. I eat and breath goal setting. I like it so much that I forget not everyone is as jazzed about goal setting as me. It comes intuitively to me and is so freakin' useful—I believe goal setting in any form and on any topic is beneficial. And it shouldn't take long. It should take 30 seconds. This method for goal setting can be done in 30 seconds and is insanely powerful. Powerful in a ‘got me through Peace Corps’ kind of way. Powerful in a ‘got me and 15 friends a private yacht in Turkey’ kind of way. Press play. Read the full article at www.25HrsADay.com

1. How To Set Goals
Without Even Thinking

2. Think of goals like this:

3. Area of your life
+
Doing something
more (or less)
+
Measure of that
something
=
Goal

4. When you have all 3,
you have a goal.

5. Area of your life
Health
+
Doing something
more (or less)
Rock Climbing
+
Measure of that
something
Two times a
week
=
Goal
Go rock
climbing twice a
week.

6. Area of your life
+
Doing something
more (or less)
Health
Rock climbing
Income
Save more
money
+
Measure of that
something
=
Goal
Two times a
week
Go rock
climbing twice a
week.
20% gross
Save 20% of my
gross income

7. Simple, right?

8. Here’s why it works.

9. Step 1
Area of your life
Define an area of
your life
You narrow
down your focus
Work, travel,
dating...
+
Doing something
more (or less)
+
Measure of that
something
=
Goal

10. Step 2
Area of your life
+
Doing something
more (or less)
Define an area of
your life
Specify what
you’re doing
You narrow
down your focus
You use action
words
Work, travel,
dating...
Run, learn, earn,
find...
+
Measure of that
something
=
Goal

11. Step 3
Area of your life
+
Doing something
more (or less)
+
Measure of that
something
Define an area of
your life
Specify what
you’re doing
Give your
measure of
success
You narrow
down your focus
You use action
words
A number you
can track
Run, learn, earn,
find...
200lbs, $5000, 4
times a week,
once a year...
Work, travel,
dating...
=
Goal

12. Goal
Area of your life
+
Doing something
more (or less)
+
Measure of that
something
=
Goal
Health
Rock climbing
Two times a
week
Go rock
climbing twice a
week.
Income
Save more
money
20% gross
Save 20% of my
gross income
Point out stars
Can point out all
constellations in
N. hemisphere
Learn all
constellations in
N. hemisphere
Self

13. That’s it.
Pro tip: write them down.

14. By Josh Ehrenreich
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