How to Be Awesome at Your Job 897: Jon Acuff: The Three Steps to Achieving Any Goal
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Sep 11, 2023 
Jon Acuff, NY Times bestselling author, shares practical advice for achieving goals, including breaking them down into smaller steps and maintaining motivation. They discuss overcoming imposter syndrome, the power of desire, and creating a motivation portfolio. They also emphasize the importance of creating from a place of love.
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Why Potential Feels Out of Reach
- Many people feel they aren't living up to their potential due to broken mental soundtracks and fear of complications from success.
- This causes them to play smaller and miss out on achieving their true desires.
Make Goals Manageable and Guaranteed
- Break big goals into small, manageable steps spaced closely together to create a climbable ladder.
- Start with easy goals for momentum, build to middle goals, and progress to guaranteed goals that are within your control.
Degree Earned in Pickup Line Time
- Susan Robertson earned her bachelor’s degree during car rider pickup line moments by using 10-20 minute segments.
- This illustrates how even very busy people can achieve big goals by leveraging small time slots.