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10 Tips for Setting Your Greatest Goals

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Before we set off on this path together, let me make one thing very clear: The word “goals” can be intimidating. Instead, think of goals as a to-do list with deadlines. Goals can be added, subtracted and, most importantly, scratched off the list as you move through your life. Your most important goals must be yours.

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This Digital Nomad Couple Sold Everything to Travel the World in a Sailboat—Here’s What They’ve Learned About Life, Goal Setting and Relationships

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After several months of research, they attended a two-week sailing course in Gibraltar before selling Darsy’s apartment and buying Polar Seal in March 2016. “On Ellison and Darsy purchased Polar Seal in March 2016, but they didn’t hit the waters full time until June 2018. There are no shortcuts for that.”.

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4 Ways to Turn Obstacles into Opportunities

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If he had given up, we wouldn’t have the legend we have today. Perceive obstacles as merely a detour to your final goal. Have the conviction that your goal is achievable. Actor Chris Burke once said, “I have a motto on my bedroom wall: ‘Obstacles are what you see when you take your eye off the goal.’ Hope is not a plan.

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10 Things the Gym Taught Me About Life

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For a while I floated in and out of the gym—and life—like a ghost, going through the motions just to mark the spot without totally giving up. There is no progress in vague goals. But true transformation requires intention and an absolute goal. What I know about the cells that make up muscle tissue is that they are temporary.

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3 Ways to Discover Your True Passion

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In January 2016, the New York Times caught onto the work of Bernard Roth, professor of mechanical engineering and academic director of the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University, who figured out how design thinking could help the many millions of people who feel stuck —at work, in a relationship and so on—“get unstuck.”

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The Negative Side of Positive Thinking

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Throughout his life, family and friends have implored him to cheer up. So what’s a wise approach for embracing the whole self while still moving toward goals with kindness, compassion and responsibility? When you go through your day tallying up positive experiences, it can get old very quickly. Stop tallying.

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If It Doesn’t Suck, It’s Not Worth Doing

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It’s easy to create vision boards and write down your goals. On day one, SEAL—as he is referred to in the book—asked Itzler how many pull-ups he could do. Despite that, however, he persevered and completed the 100 pull-ups, one pull-up at a time. Do 100 pull-ups, or run 5 miles, and go until you’re done.

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