How did your 2021 go? Did you accomplish less than you wanted to? Are you hoping to have a more successful run at your goals in 2022?Well my guest today has got your plan for making the coming twelve months your best year ever. His name is Michael Hyatt, and he's the CEO of the leadership consulting firm Michael Hyatt and Company and the author/creator of the Your Best Year Ever book and course. Today on the show, Michael takes us through the five-part process he believes is key for successfully making and keeping goals, starting with the importance of adopting the right mindset and doing an after-action review of how the previous year went. We then discuss how Michael has modified the standard SMART goal model to make it smarter, why your goals should feel risky, and the number of goals you should set per year. We then discuss how to stay motivated in working on your goals, whether or not you should share your goals with others, and why you should tackle your goals by doing the easy stuff first. We end our conversation with the importance of reviewing your goals on the regular.Resources Related to the Podcast Related AoM articles: The 11 Cognitive Distortions That Are Making You a Miserable SOB Avoiding Learned Helplessness The 3 Simple Steps to Stopping Negative Self-Talk Past Failure Is No Excuse for Present Inaction How Reframing Builds Resilience Meditations on the Wisdom of Action Why You Shouldn't Share Your Goals Feelings Follow Action The Gap and the Gain by Dan Sullivan Michael Hyatt's LifeScore Assessment See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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