These excuses cloud the bigger issue. What often looks like a problem of goal settingis actually a problem of goal selection. What we really need is not bigger goals, but better focus. You need to choose one thing and ruthlessly eliminate everything else. In the words of Seth Godin, "You don't need more time, you just need to decide."
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