
Chris Bailey is a productivity expert, speaker, and author. How do you make goals actually stick? We all want better for ourselves, but most goals fade. So how do you set goals that excite you—and actually follow through? Expect to learn why some goals feel effortless and others feel like a chore, how the role of intentions plays into goal setting and how to stack them, what the practical differences are between default intentions and deliberate intentions, why SMART goals are overrated, what the big triggers of procrastination and aversion are and how to overcome them, how you can make your goals feel deeper and intention stickier and much more… - 0:00 Why Do Your Goals Start to Feel Meaningless? 3:40 Goals vs Values: What Really Drives You? 9:06 How To Align Your Goals With What Matters 14:39 Why You Should Constantly Rewrite Your Goals 18:29 Default vs Deliberate Intentions: What’s the Difference? 20:35 Where Your Default Intentions Come From 28:14 Are “Realistic” Goals Holding You Back? 32:53 How Procrastination Destroys Your Goals 35:54 The Easiest Ways to Beat Procrastination 45:12 Are Ugly Goals Still Worth Pursuing? 48:55 Are Your Goals Actually Yours… Or Someone Else’s? 54:13 How to Build Deeper Goals 57:34 Designing Intentions That Actually Stick 01:04:50 The Biggest Thing You’re Overlooking 01:08:30 Where to Find Chris - Get up to 20% off the leading longevity and cellular health supplement at https://timeline.com/modernwisdom Get 10% discount on all Gymshark products at https://gym.sh/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM10) Get 15% off your first order of my favourite Non-Alcoholic Brew at https://athleticbrewing.com/modernwisdom Get the brand new Whoop 5.0 and your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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