What if goal setting wasn’t about fixing what’s “wrong” with you but about evolving into who you’re becoming? In this episode, I take you behind the scenes of how I work, how I think, and why I refuse to coach from theory alone. I share my lived-experience approach to leadership and goal setting, and why I choose annual goals over New Year’s resolutions every single time.
You’ll learn the nuanced but powerful difference between resolutions and goals, how identity-based goal setting creates real momentum, and why sheer willpower is rarely the answer. We’ll explore using goals as a filter for your time, deciding where to lean into discomfort, and how to align your daily actions with the next version of yourself. This episode is about evolution, not self-correction, and using time as a tool that motivates rather than drains you.
What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:
- Why annual goals beat New Year’s resolutions.
- The hidden messaging behind resolutions.
- What drives sustainable change.
- How to use goals as a decision-making filter.
- Where to spend—and not spend—your time.
- How to align actions with who you’re becoming.
- Why willpower isn’t the solution.
- How to use time as motivation, not pressure.
Ideas Worth Sharing:
“Goals are about evolution and they're about setting who I want to become and aligning my actions to that version of myself.” – Elisia Keown Share on X “Decide to be uncomfortable. Leap into a new identity or the next version of yourself.” – Elisia Keown Share on X “Use your goals to tell you where to spend your time and where not to spend your time.” – Elisia Keown Share on XResources In Today’s Episode:
- The Science of Scaling by Dr. Benjamin Hardy
- Elisia Keown: LinkedIn | Instagram
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