Change Academy

How to make sure you've set the right goals

May 6, 2024

Discover the importance of intertwining personal goals with core values for impactful change. Learn how objectives go beyond short-term achievements and connect to long-term identity. Explore the shift from goal-setting to identity change for enduring personal development. Dive into actionable steps for personal growth beyond passive listening.

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Quick takeaways

Goals alone may lose motivation post-achievement, while objectives shape identity and behavior for sustained progress.

Linking goals to long-term objectives rooted in core values ensures meaningful growth and fulfillment.

Deep dives

Importance of Objectives Over Goals

Goals are commonly discussed as essential for progress, yet the podcast highlights that goals alone may not lead to significant advancement in crucial areas. While goals provide measurable outcomes, they can lose effectiveness once achieved. On the other hand, objectives, which involve shaping identity and desired traits rather than just outcomes, offer a more sustainable path to personal growth and behavioral change.

Connecting Goals to Objectives

01:23

Introduction

2min

Distinguishing Goals from Objectives for Personal Growth

3min

The Importance of Goals vs Objectives in Achieving Transformation

5min

Exploring Objectives for Personal Growth

2min

We are a society of goal-setters. If you’re not setting and achieving goals, you’re not living your best life. Or so we’re told. And goals do have their place. The thing is that goals (alone) are not enough to really move us forward in the ways that matter most. In order to that, they have to be woven into a larger fabric that also includes our core values. In this episode, we talk about how to do that.

Takeaways:

A goal often involves achieving a certain result or crossing a certain finish line. But goals often lose their power to motivate us as soon as we achieve them.
An objective goes beyond “I want to achieve this” more into the territory of “this is who and how I want to be.”
Think about what objective or identity each of your goals contributes to. This ensures that even short-term achievements are connected to long-term objectives.
Listening to podcasts does not create change. You have to actually put these insights and tools to work in your own life.

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Change Academy

How to make sure you've set the right goals

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Importance of Objectives Over Goals

Moving Beyond Short-Term Goals

Behavior Change Through Identity Shift

Connecting Goals to Objectives

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts