Happiness Simplified

In Episode #6 Kayvon and Dai discuss goals: underachieving, achieving, and celebrating the victories. Listen in to learn how to make SMARTER goals, what to do when you don’t achieve them, and a simple strategy to achieve four major milestones a year.

Time Stamped Show Notes:

●  00:36 – Introduction

●  01:35 – Kayvon has started regularly beating his workout goals

●  02:20 – Suggests that he’s now underachieving: his body is outperforming his mind

●  02:50 – “We all like to win...so sometimes we set the bar low”

●  04:00 – “It’s a cliche - but goals should be SMART”

●  04:40 – Combine short-, long- and medium-term goals

●  06:50 – “Have an audacious goal...but be flexible about how you get there”

●  07:30 – “The 12-Week Year” - break your year’s goals into 12-week chunks

●  08:45 – Having small victories keeps you motivated

●  09:06 – What happens when you don’t hit a goal?

●  09:40 – How do you learn, reset, and reschedule?

●  10:07 – When Dai doesn’t reach his goals, it’s usually because of a lack of planning and preparation

●  11:10 – Be realistic; do the work

●  11:35 – “Be your own GPS...calmly recalculate a route to your goal without blame or anger”

●  13:20 – Start with a “Why?”

●  14:22 – Set 12-week plans, four times a year

●  14:52 – Set a baseline: where are you now? Why are you setting this goal?

●  16:25 – Celebrate your successes

●  17:20 – Dai celebrates by having an “Eff-off from reality night” - disconnecting and vegging out

●  19:15 – Stop for gas so that you can go long distances

●  23:00 – Make sure that you’re rewarding yourself

●  23:22 – What are your goals? And how do you celebrate when you’ve hit them?

●  24:00 – Tell us about your goals and frustrations in the comment section

3 Key Points:

1.  Humans like to win. Set yourself up for small victories; celebrate when you achieve your goals.

2.  Know your baseline. Where are you now? Why do you want to achieve this goal? Make a record of where you’re starting from.

3.  Let yourself relax. You’ll go the distance if you give yourself time to refuel occasionally.

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