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Is Your Goal Worth 30 Minutes of Your Time Every Day?


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Whenever you are feeling unmotivated, lazy or daunted by a certain goal, just ask yourself this question – Is this goal worth spending 30 minutes every day?

This is actually the application of a strategy known as reframing. By linking the output of your goal with the estimated commitment needed, it gives you immediate clarity on the amount of value you attach to your goal. 30 minutes a day is an easy starting point for many people, even for busy professionals. Just shave that time away from the unproductive activities in your life – the few that comes to mind would be excessive surfing, chatting, watching TV, time spent commuting, etc. Simply cutting out 10 minutes from any 3 random activities will give you 30 minutes.

If you can’t even set aside 30 minutes a day for this goal, it probably isn’t a goal you really desire to begin with. Remove it and stop wasting mental energy thinking about it. However, this is likely not the case though. If a certain goal is constantly a lingering concern in your mind, it is probably something that matters to you. (more…)


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Published Jan 6 2009
Filed: Goals & Success
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