Setting big goals feels productive. It gives you a hit of clarity and a sense of control.

But most goals don’t fail because you lacked clarity or motivation. They fail because you built them on the wrong foundation.

This week on The Manager Track, we’re unpacking two practices that change the entire goal-setting game: identity-driven goal setting and the pre-mortem.

One helps you stop relying on mood and willpower by anchoring your goals to who you are becoming. The other helps you get ahead of predictable derailers before they cost you the year.

In this episode, we cover:

Identity-Driven Goal Setting: Why “who you want to be” is more powerful than “what you want to do”
Proof Goals: How to set goals that build evidence and momentum, not just outcomes you hope for
The Pre-Mortem Method: how to assume the plan fails and map the most likely reasons

If you want to pursue goals this year that actually survive busy weeks, shifting priorities, and imperfect energy, this episode will give you a practical system to do so.

Listen now on Website, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

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— OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT LIKE —

- Episode 235 - How to Set Growth Goals That Actually Drive Results

- Episode 196 - Changing Behaviors & Achieving Goals

— WHAT’S NEXT? —

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