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

The Mel Robbins Podcast

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Mistake 4: defining success

Having goals that are too general leads to lack of clarity and direction. Dreams can be general, but goals need to be specific and have a clear endpoint to define success. Dr. Heidi Halbertson from Columbia University suggests asking 'When will you know if you've succeeded?' to make goals more specific. The example of gardening illustrates the need to redefine a general goal (spending more time gardening) into a specific goal (growing the first ever dahlias from seed and cutting the first bouquet of dahlias). This mistake helps in refining goals to ensure a clear definition of success.

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