The Mel Robbins Podcast

How to Set & Achieve Goals: 2 Surprising Science-Backed Steps You Must Follow

Jan 4, 2024

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Discover the correct way to set goals according to research and the two science-backed components that almost guarantee goal achievement. Learn about the most common mistakes people make when setting goals and the importance of focusing on one major challenge at a time. Explore the significance of personal motivation, specific plans, and skills in goal setting and achieving. Understand the two aspects of behavior change and how they contribute to successful goal attainment. Find out how goal setting can transform your life and take action towards achieving your desires.

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Setting goals is crucial for living a meaningful and intentional life, providing a sense of purpose, happiness, and suppressing negative emotions.

The five common mistakes people make when setting goals include neglecting the 'why,' setting too many goals, setting goals that are too easy or too difficult, lacking specificity, and setting goals with a single target.

Successful goal setting requires two components: the why (motivational and emotional aspects) and the how (cognitive and informational aspects), according to research from the University of Oregon.

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Importance of Setting Goals

Setting goals is crucial for living a meaningful and intentional life. Without goals, we may feel stuck and lack direction. Oprah Winfrey emphasized the importance of answering the question, 'What do you want to create in your life?' Having clear goals provides a sense of purpose, happiness, and suppresses negative emotions. Moreover, goals should be self-concordant, personally relevant, and achievable.

Goal setting and pursuing is more fulfilling than achieving

01:35

Components of Effective Goal Achievement questions to ask

01:01

Mistake2: Overcommitment

02:49

Mistake 4: defining success

02:31

Introduction

4min

Setting and Achieving Goals

22min

Refining Goals with Research

8min

The Two Components of Goal Setting and Achieving

2min

Behavior Change: Addressing the How and the Why

7min

Avoiding Mistakes in Goal Setting

24min

The Power of Goal Setting and Changing Your Life

5min

Do you want to know how to set your goals so you can easily achieve them?

Do you want the only 2 science-backed steps you need to hit your goals?

Have no idea what your goals are or where to even start?

This episode is a comprehensive toolkit that will help you set the goals that inspire you. You’ll feel excited about what’s ahead and what you need to do to achieve it. You’ll not only learn the correct way to set goals according to research, but by the end of the episode, you will have even taken the first steps toward your goal.

In this episode, Mel covers:

How to set goals the right way and get incredible results.
Why goal-setting is so important, based on decades of research.
The most exciting new research on goals will change how you approach the new year or any new project you want to tackle.
The 3 goals for 2024 that Mel highlights as the most important.
The 4 science-backed hacks to use when you’re not sure what your goals should be.
The 3 things all successful goals should have.
2 components of a goal that almost guarantee you will achieve it.
Why neuroscience says your brain needs these 2 components of a goal.
The 5 mistakes you (and everyone else) make when you set goals.
A powerful question about goals from Columbia University researchers.
The most important thing you should do as soon as you set your goal.
This is an encore episode with new and exciting insights from Mel at the top of the episode.

This episode also comes with a 29-page companion workbook. This workbook is designed using the latest research to help you get clear about what you want and empower you to take the next step forward in your life. And the cool part? It takes less than a minute for you to get your hands on it.

Just sign up at melrobbins.com/bestyear.

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Check out Mel's book, The High 5 Habit: https://a.co/d/g1DQ8Pt

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The Mel Robbins Podcast

How to Set & Achieve Goals: 2 Surprising Science-Backed Steps You Must Follow

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Importance of Setting Goals

Common Mistakes in Goal Setting

Research-Based Approaches to Goal Setting

The importance of having a clear why and how for goal setting

Making the first milestone easy and finding motivation through progress

Goal setting and pursuing is more fulfilling than achieving

Components of Effective Goal Achievement questions to ask

Mistake2: Overcommitment

Mistake 4: defining success

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Deep dives

Importance of Setting Goals

Common Mistakes in Goal Setting

Research-Based Approaches to Goal Setting

The importance of having a clear why and how for goal setting

Making the first milestone easy and finding motivation through progress

Goal setting and pursuing is more fulfilling than achieving

Components of Effective Goal Achievement questions to ask

Mistake2: Overcommitment

Mistake 4: defining success

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