Comments on: How To Set Fantastic, Achievable Goals for 2008 http://www.wethechange.com/how-to-set-fantastic-achievable-goals-for-2008/ Exploring How Self-Improvement Plays a Role in Global Consciousness Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:55:10 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Chantelle http://www.wethechange.com/how-to-set-fantastic-achievable-goals-for-2008/#comment-144411 Chantelle Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:55:41 +0000 http://www.wethechange.com/how-to-set-fantastic-achievable-goals-for-2008/#comment-144411 <strong>Great One...</strong> I must say, its worth it! My link!http://martin.weblogplaza.com/ ,thanks haha... Great One…

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]]> By: The Benefits of Flexible Goal Setting http://www.wethechange.com/how-to-set-fantastic-achievable-goals-for-2008/#comment-1654 The Benefits of Flexible Goal Setting Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:05:33 +0000 http://www.wethechange.com/how-to-set-fantastic-achievable-goals-for-2008/#comment-1654 [...] posted an article not too long ago titled How To Set Fantastic, Achievable Goals for 2008 in which I provided readers with a very detailed account with how I “get things [...] [...] posted an article not too long ago titled How To Set Fantastic, Achievable Goals for 2008 in which I provided readers with a very detailed account with how I “get things [...]

]]> By: Todd http://www.wethechange.com/how-to-set-fantastic-achievable-goals-for-2008/#comment-1177 Todd Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:51:56 +0000 http://www.wethechange.com/how-to-set-fantastic-achievable-goals-for-2008/#comment-1177 Brad, Peter and Kristian-- THANK you, much appreciated! Todd Brad, Peter and Kristian– THANK you, much appreciated!
Todd

]]> By: Kristian http://www.wethechange.com/how-to-set-fantastic-achievable-goals-for-2008/#comment-1172 Kristian Sun, 06 Jan 2008 05:19:52 +0000 http://www.wethechange.com/how-to-set-fantastic-achievable-goals-for-2008/#comment-1172 Very impressive and inspiring. I am new to the blogging world myself. Your post gave me some terrific ideas. Thanks. Very impressive and inspiring. I am new to the blogging world myself. Your post gave me some terrific ideas. Thanks.

]]> By: Peter http://www.wethechange.com/how-to-set-fantastic-achievable-goals-for-2008/#comment-1149 Peter Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:05:34 +0000 http://www.wethechange.com/how-to-set-fantastic-achievable-goals-for-2008/#comment-1149 Interesting to see how you operate Todd! 2008 is going to be a great year - look forward to seeing how We The Change grows. Interesting to see how you operate Todd! 2008 is going to be a great year – look forward to seeing how We The Change grows.

]]> By: Brad Baggett http://www.wethechange.com/how-to-set-fantastic-achievable-goals-for-2008/#comment-1148 Brad Baggett Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:03:28 +0000 http://www.wethechange.com/how-to-set-fantastic-achievable-goals-for-2008/#comment-1148 Great article Todd, I have been out of the loop for a while and it is good to get back to the great reads I have from We the Change. You focus on the long term is excellent and your pathway is clear and concise. I really can take a lot for your ideas on productivity. It is nice to have like minds out there! www.JuiceofChampions.com Great article Todd, I have been out of the loop for a while and it is good to get back to the great reads I have from We the Change.

You focus on the long term is excellent and your pathway is clear and concise. I really can take a lot for your ideas on productivity. It is nice to have like minds out there!

http://www.JuiceofChampions.com

]]> By: Todd http://www.wethechange.com/how-to-set-fantastic-achievable-goals-for-2008/#comment-1142 Todd Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:34:23 +0000 http://www.wethechange.com/how-to-set-fantastic-achievable-goals-for-2008/#comment-1142 Thanks Z and Tejvan! My good friend Evan just emailed me a fantastic response to this article, and I would like to post it here. He makes some excellent points: 1. In terms of goal setting, it is critical to shoot for big-picture, annual or long term goals that are unsafe or very hard to actually satisfy. By reaching farther than you believe you can climb, you will almost certainly achieve substantially more than had you stuck to safe objectives. Further, you will feel the great sense of satisfaction that comes from truly challenging yourself and succeeding. Recognize that setting broad and difficult long term goals does not imply failure if you are not able to fully achieve all of them - the goal setting is to push you forward and to challenge you - all of which make the acts themselves not only productive but greatly rewarding, creating a deeper sense of self-worth and appreciation. Then, when you look backward to see whether you succeeded, I would not limit analysis to whether you achieved the high level goals articulated, but more importantly assess where you were when you started and what you have accomplished. I would apply the same challenging mind set to the shorter term goals, provided that you can make the specific enough to have a pre-determined path to achievement, wanting to be more task oriented in the short term. 2. In your long term goals for the website, I would careful to focus extensively on the physical side of well being, as there is no mental, spiritual or other qualitative happiness or wellness without physical health. Granted, it is a very circular argument, and all components of well being are interrelated, but in my limited experience, your ability to be self-aware, to understand or think about what is around you, to feel happy and connected, and to think of others first, is directly related to your physical well being. In fact, I would proffer that the more physically fit one is, the more selfless and broad minded one is able to be - there is just simply a limit to one's senses, to one's cognitive ability and one's spiritual engagement when the physical is not out ahead of the curve. My humble reactions. EM Thanks Z and Tejvan!

My good friend Evan just emailed me a fantastic response to this article, and I would like to post it here. He makes some excellent points:

1. In terms of goal setting, it is critical to shoot for big-picture, annual or long term goals that are unsafe or very hard to actually satisfy. By reaching farther than you believe you can climb, you will almost certainly achieve substantially more than had you stuck to safe objectives. Further, you will feel the great sense of satisfaction that comes from truly challenging yourself and succeeding. Recognize that setting broad and difficult long term goals does not imply failure if you are not able to fully achieve all of them – the goal setting is to push you forward and to challenge you – all of which make the acts themselves not only productive but greatly rewarding, creating a deeper sense of self-worth and appreciation. Then, when you look backward to see whether you succeeded, I would not limit analysis to whether you achieved the high level goals articulated, but more importantly assess where you were when you started and what you have accomplished. I would apply the same challenging mind set to the shorter term goals, provided that you can make the specific enough to have a pre-determined path to achievement, wanting to be more task oriented in the short term.

2. In your long term goals for the website, I would careful to focus extensively on the physical side of well being, as there is no mental, spiritual or other qualitative happiness or wellness without physical health. Granted, it is a very circular argument, and all components of well being are interrelated, but in my limited experience, your ability to be self-aware, to understand or think about what is around you, to feel happy and connected, and to think of others first, is directly related to your physical well being. In fact, I would proffer that the more physically fit one is, the more selfless and broad minded one is able to be – there is just simply a limit to one’s senses, to one’s cognitive ability and one’s spiritual engagement when the physical is not out ahead of the curve.

My humble reactions.

EM

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