Discover how setting constraints around your goals can elevate your productivity and lifestyle. Learn about the importance of strategic limitations that enhance focus and efficiency. Dive into personal anecdotes illustrating the pitfalls of inefficiency in time management. Explore how specific goal-related barriers can lead to better work-life balance. Uncover the transformative power of constraints that not only save time and energy but also fuel your journey towards success.
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Parkinson's Law & Goal Setting
Parkinson's Law states that work expands to fill the allotted time.
Unconstrained goals can consume your life, hindering rather than enhancing it.
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Gym Ownership & Burnout
Benjamin Owen discusses how his initially relaxed work-life balance deteriorated after acquiring a gym.
Without constraints, his work hours expanded, turning his passion into a stressful burden.
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10-Year Goal in One Year
Benjamin Owen recounts how a sales coach challenged him to achieve his 10-year financial goal in one year.
This constraint forced him to adopt a different, more effective pricing strategy.
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Your goals can MAKE your life...
Or Break you.
If you're creating your goals this year you have to consider putting powerful constraints around them in order to make sure you make the most from the goal setting process. Goals create your frame, but constraints create your lifestyle!
These 10 powerful constraints will help make adjustments to your goals that will leave you with more time, energy and money!
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