The Nick Bare Podcast

183: The Truth About Why You Need To Set Goals That Scare You

The Nick Bare Podcast

Show Notes

I'm sharing five facts about goal setting I've learned across 14 years of building BPN including the military's aim-shoot-move framework to BHAGs, OKRs, why your goal has to excite you, why high achievers don't actually want rest, and the dangerous we-have-arrived syndrome that plants the seeds of decline.

CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 01:55 Valley To Next Peak 04:24 Aim Shoot Move 08:01 Dog Lesson 11:06 Goals Must Excite 15:50 Commitment And Control 21:33 Avoid Shiny Distractions 26:56 BHAGs 30:29 OKRs And Milestones 36:02 Serve More Judge Less 39:54 Continuous Goal Setting

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