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10 Steps to Serious Goal-Getting from Zig Ziglar 

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Regardless of your goal—losing weight, furthering your education, earning a promotion , saving money for a new home or an exotic vacation—you can expect to achieve your goal if you plan and prepare for it. This foundation will give you an honest shot at reaching any goal you have properly set. Build a solid foundation.

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Chance the Rapper on Achieving Goals as an Independent Artist & Paying It Forward

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Focusing on what he loves to find success It wasn’t just Chance’s own brand that landed him on the Forbes 30 Under 30: Music list in 2015 and the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2017. Only in his 20s, Chance had already accomplished major goals he’d set for himself, including hosting and performing on Saturday Night Live and winning Grammys.

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Banish Stress Burnout in 3 Easy Steps

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Stressful events like giving a big presentation or asking our boss for a promotion aren’t ones that we want to eliminate from our lives. Instead, the goal is to learn how to manage those potentially stress-inducing events. This article was published in April 2015 and has been updated. How can you do that?

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The Negative Side of Positive Thinking

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So what’s a wise approach for embracing the whole self while still moving toward goals with kindness, compassion and responsibility? The happiness that she and her positive psychology colleagues promote as a goal is not only about sunshine and cookies. This article was published in December 2015 and has been updated.

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A 4-Question Guide to Unlock Your Creativity

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One 2015 study from Northwestern University found that, in regards to sensory processing as a predictor of creative achievement, divergent thinking did not correlate with real-world creative success. In a 2015 study published in Memory & Cognition , Zabelina explored how patterns of attention may influence creativity.

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The Cost of Remote Work in a Technology-Centered World

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Although technology has achieved the goal of expediting work processes, it’s failed to reduce the time people are expected to spend at work—in fact, it’s potentially the main reason that expectation has only grown. Although this may allay anxiety for those work expectations, it likely also promotes strain on relationships and mental health.

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The Seven Deadly Organizing Sins: Wrath

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Her anger really comes from trying to achieve a goal with an impossible timeline. Olivia’s goal also may not be realistic because of other time and energy commitments. Originally posted 2015-08-04 10:10:17. Do no compare yourself to others, especially people on TV shows!

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