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How to set achievable goals
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Getting motivated about a task doesn’t mean you have to be happy or excited about it.
Sometimes you must ask yourself: Why is this task important? What will it bring about in my life? The answer could be as simple as I won’t get fired.
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You can accomplish quite a bit in just 15 minutes, and yet most of us fritter away that time on our phones in between meetings or during a commute.
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Have you ever had a looming deadline on a big project only to spend an inordinate amount of time cleaning out your refrigerator or detailing your car?
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Here’s a cold question: what is your most important task of the day?
Don’t think about it. Just answer.
Most people will blunder to give me a fast answer. They will provide more options. Or, they will try to justify their choice. But my question was simple:
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