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I have studied high achievers for 25 years, including 23 as a television news reporter. Time and time again I saw the power of goal setting, especially short term goals. Nick Missos was a Warsaw, Indiana 9th grader who wanted to be on the wrestling team. He had two things going against him: he was very weak, and he wa…

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Overview of The Power of Goal Setting: An Academic Insight into Success

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What sort of people will you find goal setting? Many, many ordinary people.nnBut for too many their way of setting goals is vague and lacks commitment. nnGoals like " I want to be rich or successful or slim or ...." mean little. This sort of goal setting is too generalised to be effective.nnHow rich is rich? nnHow do you define successful?nnHow will you know when your goal is reached?n nWhat sort of people write down their goals and plan how to achieve them? nn** The Successf

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This article is about the many different ways we can trip ourselves up in setting goals, particularly with New Year Resolutions and what you can do to change.nnMany people evaluate their lives and set new patterns around the New Year. There are several ways that this can deliberately set you up to fail. nnOften this is done because there is an expectation from others that you should set resolutions at this time of year. Also there is often a sense of giving things up or a jud

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