You know what I’m talking about. You set out to achieve something important, you manage to achieve it (because you’re awesome and of course you did) - but instead of celebrating, you tell yourself it was no big deal and that you probably weren’t aiming high enough anyway and omg how are you ever going to get anywhere if you keep chasing such tiny, piddling little goals? Goalpost-moving is one of the main perfectionist weapons we use against ourselves. Doing it means that, by definition, we can never succeed. But there’s a way you can stop. In this episode, I’m going to:Explain how you’re harming yourself when you move your goalpostsTalk you through how to set goals in a way that makes later goalpost-shifting more difficultShow you how to set goals in a way that helps you become the sort of person you want to beExplain why celebrating your successes is importantTo download the Goal Contract template mentioned in the episode, go here.

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