The Surprising Benefit of Not Setting Goals: Why I'm Trying Un-Goals Instead

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">From finishing med school to reaching a certain income level, most of us live our lives by outcome-based, tick-the-box goals - but what if this approach just limits us? </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’ve been indoctrinated with the idea of setting goals, but having such concrete resolutions can rob us of opportunities to fully enrich our lives. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">How do we shift from hard-coded goals to a driving principle for the year? How do we hold our lives to something less tangible? </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, I share why in 2023, I’m trying un-goals on for size. </span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Three Things You’ll Learn In This Episode </strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>- Why goals can keep us from our highest potential </strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Can we still make amazing things happen without an outcome pulling us? </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>- How to hold yourself accountable to something intangible </strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you thrive around the structure of a concrete goal how do you stay motivated?</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>- How to live towards your values</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Once we’ve set our un-goal for the year, how can you modify the different buckets of our lives to align with it?<br /></span></p> <p> </p>