The Importance of Anti-Goals

The area is the project, or plan you are working on. 

A goal setting process forces you to think about the journey instead of just the end destination.

1 - Ask yourself the following questions

• Is this goal something you truly want? 
• Is it important enough to pour hours of time and effort into it? 

2- Be SMART 

Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time-Bound.

SMART goal setting is to make your goal specific so you can track your progress and know if you met the goal. i.e. I want to lose 10 lbs by 14th Aug 2022

3- Write your goals down to make them real

4- Create Action Plan

5- Create Time-line

6- Take Action

7- Re-Assess (weekly) and evaluate

In the pursuit of these goals

• What’s the worst possible outcome?
• What systems would lead to that?
• What daily actions would I regret?
• In short, what would you view as winning the battle but losing the war?

Now work backwards to establish your anti-goals.

Expanding on James Clear analogy: If traditional goals are the rudders that set your direction, think of anti-goals as the map that tells you where the rapids are.

Use this to;

• Plan for new projects
• Design your life
• Create self-improvement plans