Write Your Screenplay Podcast Raise the Stakes with a Staple Remover
Jan 16, 2026
Explore why New Year's resolutions often fail, revealing that they falter because we plan for an idealized version of ourselves. Discover the importance of anticipating obstacles and treating your goals like a character’s journey. Learn to define a clear want and leverage your super objective as a guiding North Star. The podcast emphasizes sensory details to make goals vivid and discusses breaking big dreams into actionable steps. Small, consistent efforts can lead to significant, lasting change in your life.
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Structure Enables Real Change
- Structure is an organizational system that allows believable, permanent character change.
- Jacob Krueger argues the same structural lessons apply to making real-life resolutions succeed.
Set Resolutions For Your Present Self
- Plan resolutions for who you are today, not for an idealized future self.
- Ask what small, realistic things you can do now that actually move the needle forward.
Obstacles Sculpt The Journey
- Obstacles are not merely blockers but also teachers that shape the person you become.
- Jacob Krueger references Ganesha to show obstacles can be placed to cause growth.