Goal Setting

Leadership October 6, 2017

3 Ways to Go Further, Faster

What is the single most important thing you can do to make your dreams become reality? In this post I share a critically important success principle and three[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership April 20, 2017

Why I Decided to Publish a Paper Planner

A few years ago, I read David Sax’s book, The Revenge of Analog. The premise? After years of being pushed aside by digital solutions, analog applications[...]

Michael Hyatt

Productivity February 15, 2017

Why Sandbagging Your Goals Kills Your Productivity

I’m a fairly conservative person but not when it comes to setting new goals for myself or for my business. We may think setting conservative goals is wise,[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership January 11, 2017

How to Use Activation Triggers™ to Reach Your Goals this Year

More than a decade ago, I decided I needed to get back into regular exercise. I was overweight and tired of feeling exhausted. I needed to do something. But[...]

Michael Hyatt

Personal Development December 14, 2016

Why You Shouldn’t Bother Making New Year’s Resolutions

New Year’s resolutions are as old as time, but that doesn’t mean they’re very effective. It only takes a day or two into January before the[...]

Michael Hyatt

Personal Development December 9, 2016

How to Avoid 3 Pitfalls of Goal-Setting

I’ve been an advocate of goal-setting for decades. Most successful people I know are. They set big goals and recommend others do as well. But some people are[...]

Michael Hyatt

Productivity December 7, 2016

The 2 Most Powerful Words for Reaching Your Goals

Tell me this hasn’t happened to you: At the end of the year, you brainstorm several goals. You start the New Year full of determination and enthusiasm. But[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership November 16, 2016

How to Become a Big Thinker

Many people fail because they are afraid to dream. Their thinking is too small. In this post I provide seven steps for becoming a big[...]

Michael Hyatt

Personal Development December 24, 2015

5 Major Goal-Setting Myths That Keep You Stuck

Steve Mura was a Triple-A baseball pitcher. He was starting one night in an away game, but he almost lost before leaving the dugout. Why? “I can never win on[...]

Michael Hyatt

Personal Development December 17, 2015

The One Quality You Must Develop to Reach Your Goals

What does it take to accomplish your goals? Some people think it’s mostly about luck, smarts, good looks, and social connections. Nope. Researcher Angela Lee[...]

Michael Hyatt

Personal Development January 2, 2015

Is Your Goal Challenging or Just Crazy?

As I talk about setting goals for the New Year, I get a lot of questions like these: “How do I know if I’m being too aggressive with my goals? How do I[...]

Michael Hyatt

Personal Development December 4, 2014

What the Science of Goal Setting Tells Us about Accomplishing More of What Really Matters

I’m a big advocate of goal setting because I’ve personally benefited from it. But I’m also amazed how much the science of goal setting explains my[...]

Michael Hyatt

Personal Development September 19, 2014

The One Thing You Need to Know to Be Happy

There aren’t many phrases in English more recognizable than “the pursuit of happiness.” But what could happen if we turned it around? That’s exactly[...]

Michael Hyatt

Personal Development June 6, 2014

How to Develop the One Trait Essential for Success

Success has many determining factors, including dumb luck. But I’ve been thinking of one lately that’s largely indispensable and totally[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership April 7, 2014

What Are Your Options When You Are About to Miss a Big Goal?

We’re about 50 percent short of our goal, Dad.” My oldest daughter, Megan, had just called to brief me on our recent new membership campaign for Platform[...]

Michael Hyatt

Guest Post March 14, 2014

Seven Principles for Setting Goals that Work

Matt Perman is the former director of strategy at Desiring God and is now an author, consultant, and speaker on productivity and leadership from a faith-based[...]

Michael Hyatt

Personal Development December 23, 2013

The 10 Biggest Mistakes People Make in Setting Goals

If you are anything like me, you’re already thinking about the year ahead. How will it be different than this one? What might be possible? What do I want to[...]

Michael Hyatt

Personal Development December 16, 2013

How to Get Clear, Get Motivated, and Get Started in 2014

It’s easy to get lost in the moment when hiking through a place like the Colorado Rockies. It happened to me recently. After following a winding trail up a[...]

Michael Hyatt

Productivity September 6, 2013

How to Find the Time for That Important Project

Almost everyone has some important project they can’t seem to get to. Maybe it’s starting a blog, writing a book, or launching a new business initiative.[...]

Michael Hyatt

Personal Development June 14, 2013

The Beginner’s Guide to Goal Setting

When I speak publicly, I often ask how many people believe in the power of written goals. Every hand shoots up. Yet when I ask how many of them have written[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership July 2, 2012

Slay Your Dragons Before Breakfast

I face a dragon named Lethargy every morning. It has three heads: spiritual, physical, and intellectual. If I don’t slay this dragon before breakfast, he[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership October 24, 2011

How to Avoid the Power of the Drift

Many people wake up in their 40s, 50s, or 60s and wonder why they are so far from where they thought they would be. They are victims of the drift. Here's how[...]

Michael Hyatt

Productivity June 28, 2010

Five Strategies for Building New Habits

I have a confession to make. Until about eight years ago, I didn’t floss. In fact, I hadn't been to the dentist in a decade. My last experience had been so[...]

Michael Hyatt

Leadership January 28, 2010

Six Keys to Achieving Big Goals

For the last few days, I have been thinking about how to achieve really big goals. How do you do really hard things? How do you push through the inertia that[...]

Michael Hyatt

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Goal Setting

3 Ways to Go Further, Faster

Why I Decided to Publish a Paper Planner

Why Sandbagging Your Goals Kills Your Productivity

How to Use Activation Triggers™ to Reach Your Goals this Year

Why You Shouldn’t Bother Making New Year’s Resolutions

How to Avoid 3 Pitfalls of Goal-Setting

The 2 Most Powerful Words for Reaching Your Goals

How to Become a Big Thinker

5 Major Goal-Setting Myths That Keep You Stuck

The One Quality You Must Develop to Reach Your Goals

Is Your Goal Challenging or Just Crazy?

What the Science of Goal Setting Tells Us about Accomplishing More of What Really Matters

The One Thing You Need to Know to Be Happy

How to Develop the One Trait Essential for Success

What Are Your Options When You Are About to Miss a Big Goal?

Seven Principles for Setting Goals that Work

The 10 Biggest Mistakes People Make in Setting Goals

How to Get Clear, Get Motivated, and Get Started in 2014

How to Find the Time for That Important Project

The Beginner’s Guide to Goal Setting

Slay Your Dragons Before Breakfast

How to Avoid the Power of the Drift

Five Strategies for Building New Habits

Six Keys to Achieving Big Goals