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Good

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horizons. I'm Brian, and

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this is grateful Granite's. Welcome

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back. We're on day three of our

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week resolute revisited. We

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got it started Monday with a conversation on

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the power of the word it self. Yesterday,

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we talked reflection. Today,

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we're taking our resolutions into

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the land of action. So

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we've done the work of sorting out exactly

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what in our lives needs an adjustment. We've

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galvanized that decision with

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intention. Our reasons are

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crystal clear and at the forefront

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of our thoughts. We are

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resolute. Now comes the war.

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But how? Today, we're talking

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about the smart method. It's

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all about examining our ambitions and

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turning them into actionable, perceivable

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tasks. We use the smart

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method to plot out our map to

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victory so to speak. So starting

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with that s, the very first

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hurdle is making sure that

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our goal is specific. We

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don't wanna be vague about what we want.

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When we say we wanna be more healthy, what

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does that mean? Does it mean losing

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twenty pounds? Does it mean running a seven

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minute mile? Does it mean sticking

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to a diet with one cheat day a week?

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Are we working toward owning a home?

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Are we working toward a new car, a new

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job? Are we writing a book or

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a screenplay? Whatever it is,

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Be specific. Specific

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helps us keep that goal in our

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mind's eye. It's a clear objective.

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We know exactly what we're working

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war. It is the peak of the mountain.

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Another important aspect of being specific

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is picking one goal. Intentional

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change especially when it comes to breaking

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bad habits is an uphill battle.

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If we're rushing head on into the new year

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with the best intentions of getting health and

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that means we're gonna quit smoking and quit drinking,

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cut sugar, start eating healthy,

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and get into the gym? Well, it

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would take an otherworldly determination

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to do it all at once. We're not

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saying it's impossible. We're not saying it

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hasn't been done. We're just saying

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it it's not statistically speaking

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the most likely path towards success.

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Next, our m. That's measurable.

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We're breaking that goal down into achievable

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milestones that we can use

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to mark our progress. We're

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just getting detailed about what

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success will look like not only

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at the end, but along the way too.

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It's like being on a long hike and making

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it to different landmarks on your way to the top.

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You know you're getting closer as you're coming across

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the wonderful sites you've been looking forward

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to seeing. Maybe it's your first five

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pounds, Maybe it's ten thousand

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steps every day in a month. Maybe

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it's successfully cooking a new healthy meal.

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Maybe it's going without refined carbs

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for an entire week. It's the baby

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steps leading up to that big

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and specific end goal. After

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s and m, we have a. A

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is for attainable. Attainable

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means it's not dependent on someone

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else. The goal of being married

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by the time we're thirty five is great but

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it also depends heavily on another

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party. The same goes for setting

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a goal like getting a raise. We're subject

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to budget restrictions. Were subject to

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a boss who's saying yes or no. So

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instead of being married by thirty five,

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we decide we want to be ready for marriage,

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by thirty five. We focus on

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self healing. We focus on building community.

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We focus on our own happiness. And

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if we want a job that pays a certain amount,

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we don't necessarily keep our eyes fastened

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on the position we're already in. Instead,

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we focus on growing our education level,

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our work experience, We work

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to bring in more business. These

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are things we can refer to when the time

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comes to go and get that job to pay is

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what we want. Again, attainable

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means the goal and tasks that get

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us there are within our control.

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So we've set a goal that's specific We've

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made it clear how we'll measure our

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pursuit, and we've made certain it's

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within our own power that it's attainable

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Next, we're making sure it's relevant.

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We've talked a lot about this already this week,

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but this is the part of the goal setting that

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requires us to make sure we're

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aware of why our goal is relevant

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to us. We wanna know

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the real benefit of what we're

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working so hard to achieve.

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This isn't about what other people are

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asking us to do. This is about

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what we want to do and why we want

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to do it. Like we said on Monday,

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This is how one becomes resolute.

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Another thing to consider regarding relevance.

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It's not only whether the goal is relevant

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to us, it's also whether

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we're really relevant to the goal.

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We have to ask ourselves, am

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I the right person to achieve this

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goal? That means does it truly

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align with my purpose? Does

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it truly align with my passion?

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Does it truly align with my talents

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and capabilities? Last

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but not least, we come to t.

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We're talking about timing. Setting

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a goal goes hand in hand with the

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timeline. And setting a realistic timeline

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is key. How much time can

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this goal feasibly be accomplished in?

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How much time can we actually spend

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in pursuing this goal. It's

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imperative that we not set an

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unrealistic timeline. We'll

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only be discouraged when we don't achieve it.

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Hashing out a realistic timeline

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is the final component in setting

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ourselves up for success. Smart.

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Specific measurable, attainable,

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relevant, and timing. If

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it serves you, take those resolutions you're

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mulling over and run them through the smart

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machine. Know what you expect

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of yourself. Get comfortable

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with what that journey is going to look like.

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The more prepared we are, the less

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likely we'll suffer burnout. Thanks

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so much for joining us on Grateful Grains.

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You can find us on Instagram at goodrisings

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or you can find me at b mcmuffin.

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We'll be again tomorrow for day four

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of our week, Resolute revisited.

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Until then, remember, a better

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tomorrow starts with today. Good

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