The Personal Retreat

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Personal retreats provide clarity on desired goals and pursuits through introspection and journaling. The retreat allows for a big picture view compared to daily journaling, enabling a condensed focus on goals for a significant amount of time. Setting goals quarterly instead of yearly increases productivity by avoiding overestimation in the short term and underestimation in the long term. Knowing oneself and one's creative pursuits is crucial, as continuous creation and output are vital for avoiding stagnation. Consistent habits are emphasized over goals for achieving success. It is important to define personal success rather than chasing someone else's dream to avoid stress and overcommitment. Taking ownership and authority in life decisions allows for prioritizing essential tasks and deciding on what truly matters.

Mike Schmitz is a creative blogger, course creator, YouTuber, and writer who discusses the intersection of productivity, faith, and technology. He cohosts The Focused Podcast with David Sparks, all about mindful productivity and focus as well as the Bookworm podcast with Joe where they discuss their journey summarizing and applying insights from books. Mike also has a course on personal retreats where he discusses the value of taking time to reflect on your work and life and iterate for the future.

We talked about how a combination of journaling and personal retreats can help you learn what actions you should take based on your values and goals and how to find changes in these over time. We discuss the importance of creating a vision for your life and not sticking blindly to the norm. Finally, we discuss how this can be implemented in business, family life, and school.

Mike Schmitz Personal Retreat Course: https://courses.faithbasedproductivity.com/p/personal-retreat-handbook
Mike Schmitz Twitter: https://twitter.com/_MikeSchmitz
Mike Schmitz Focused Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVsYXkuZm0vZnJlZWFnZW50cy9mZWVk?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwigksqqkIv8AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQNQ
Mike Schmitz Bookwork Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9ib29rd29ybS5mbS9mZWVkLw

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