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My Word for 2020 is Progress

Progress means forward movement. It might be slow, and it might be circular at times, but it means I’m getting somewhere. It doesn’t look perfect. I’m not on a timeline.

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Setting Goals You Can Achieve

So close to the end of the year, it seemed appropriate to talk about goal setting. We’re not telling you what to goals to set for yourself or how to choose them. If you’re listening to this podcast, you’ve probably got a million goals you want to achieve already. We’re taking a different approach — this is about how to view your goal setting process and your goals once they’re set. In this episode: How we view goal setting Looking at what we’re already doing — figuring out what to continue and what to stop Long-term planning instead of getting...

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Slow Progress Isn’t a Sign of Failure SL024

I admit to going on a tangent in this one, but the overall message is pretty clear (hopefully): Slow progress isn’t a sign of failure. No shame if you’re moving at the speed of a sloth, y’all. In this episode: This week’s episode is brought to you by QuickBooks Self Employed. The overnight success probably worked for 10 years in obscurity before getting “found.” Some people write thousands of words a day and some write dozens. Believing you’re not doing enough can stop you in your tracks and make you think, “Why bother?’. Mentally berating yourself for not writing or...