How to Stop Setting Goals You Don't Hit | Alden Mills
May 2, 2023
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Entrepreneurship coach and goal-setting expert Alden Mills shares insights on how to set and achieve goals the right way. Topics include the importance of pushing boundaries, finding positives in challenging situations, leading oneself, and Alden's mission to help 100 million people be unstoppable.
Understanding the invisible elements and shifting focus to the positive can help in hitting goals and achieving success.
Building a goal team and maintaining a positive mindset are essential aspects of setting and achieving goals.
Deep dives
The Power of Being Unstoppable
Being unstoppable means learning how to get unstuck and turning problems into possibilities. The struggle builds strength, and adversity can be an advantage. Setting and achieving goals is crucial, and people often give up on goals due to past failures. However, hitting goals is possible by understanding the invisible elements at work and shifting focus to the positive. Building a winning mindset and nurturing the conversation between the whiner and the winner inside ourselves is key. Being stuck can lead to innovation and growth, and continually dreaming and setting goals is important. The goal is to help 100 million people become unstoppable through the app Goldbud.
The Importance of Goal Setting and Team Building
Setting goals is a critical part of achieving success, and it starts with leading oneself. The process involves dreaming, creating a vision, setting goals, and taking daily action. Building a goal team is essential and includes surrounding oneself with supportive individuals who can help achieve goals. Working through failures and challenges is a natural part of the journey, and a positive mindset and hope are crucial for success. It is important to challenge limiting beliefs and focus on what is helpful rather than hurtful.
The Conversation between the Whiner and the Winner
The journey of achieving goals involves an internal conversation between the whiner and the winner. The whiner represents negative thoughts and the negativity bias that can hinder progress. The winner represents positive thoughts and the belief in one's capabilities. Overcoming limiting beliefs and maintaining a positive mindset is crucial. Tools like playing the opposite game and asking whether a thought is helpful or hurtful can help shift focus and strengthen the winner's voice. Leading oneself through this conversation is essential for personal growth and goal achievement.
The Mission of Helping 100 Million People Be Unstoppable
The mission is to empower 100 million people to become unstoppable. This goal is driven by the understanding that everyone has the potential to achieve more than they realize. The app Goldbud was created to support individuals in setting goals, building goal teams, and reporting commitments. The focus is on creating a supportive community of like-minded individuals who can help each other achieve their goals and fulfill their dreams.
If you’re like me (and most online entrepreneurs), you’ve set and failed to meet many goals since opening your business.
But meeting goals doesn’t have to feel hopeless when you know how to set them the right way, and that’s exactly what today’s guest, Alden Mills, teaches us in this conversation.
Inside this episode, you’re going to learn:
The real reason some online entrepreneurs are always meeting goals while others struggle to even set them
The seemingly hidden things you have to know before setting goals in your business
Why you can’t stop dreaming and how to accomplish your dreams using your own personal positivity gym