![]() ![]() In positive psychology, this is called Valued Living–when your actions match your personal core values. If your long-term goal is to start a business because you want lots of money and not because of an intrinsic quality like ‘freedom’ or ‘a family connection to entrepreneurship’, you’ll be more likely to give up on it. Proper goal-setting requires a commitment to the process and not just the end goal. That might sound like an obvious statement, but how many times have you given up on a long-term goal when you realized you didn’t enjoy doing the work to achieve it? In the complex science of motivation, one thing is clear: It’s easier to be motivated to work on goals you truly believe in. The problem? A lack of motivation due to setting the wrong types of long-term goals. The bad news is that 92% of people never actually achieve the goals they set out to hit. The good news is that you have a lifetime to reach them. If you’re like most people, you’ve probably got more than a few long-term goals that you’d like to achieve. Connect your long term goals to your core values
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