The Traditional Approach: Outcome-Based Goals
The traditional approach to goal-setting is measured by one thing: the outcome.
This goal-setting approach is problematic for three reasons:
- It attaches our self-worth to the outcome of our goal: If we accomplish our goal, we see ourselves as successful; if we don’t, we see ourselves as failures.
- It cultivates a harmful “if-then” happiness contingency mindset that removes you from the present and fixates you onto a time in the future.
- It provides no system for measuring progress as you work toward your goal, thus falsely packaging the outcome as the sole measurement of progress
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