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From the Ted Talk by Emmanuel Acho: Why you should stop setting goals (yes, really)

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What does it look like practically? Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist for Metallica, he never had the goal of winning eight gmmrays. He never had the goal of snellig 125 million rdrceos, never had the goal of being a rock star. He simply said, and I qoute, "I just want to play my guitar a little bit better every day." Close quote. See, because with that, there is no end.

A goal, by its definition, it is focused on an ending, which means ilhnerteny a goal is limiting. It's not that goals in and of themselves have no value, it's just, what about the damage you have done to yourself, your self-esteem, your self-efficacy, the way in which you view yourself when you look at yourself? What about that dgmaae? I'm not saying don't achieve. I'm saying achieve limitlessly. I'm saying believe in the reason you were all sitting in here today because you believe in possibility. Let go of the captivity of goal-setting and achieve all you actually have to achieve.

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What does it look like practically? Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist for Metallica, he never had the goal of winning eight _______. He never had the goal of _______ 125 million _______, never had the goal of being a rock star. He simply said, and I _____, "I just want to play my guitar a little bit better every day." Close quote. See, because with that, there is no end.

A goal, by its definition, it is focused on an ending, which means __________ a goal is limiting. It's not that goals in and of themselves have no value, it's just, what about the damage you have done to yourself, your self-esteem, your self-efficacy, the way in which you view yourself when you look at yourself? What about that ______? I'm not saying don't achieve. I'm saying achieve limitlessly. I'm saying believe in the reason you were all sitting in here today because you believe in possibility. Let go of the captivity of goal-setting and achieve all you actually have to achieve.

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  1. grammys
  2. damage
  3. selling
  4. inherently
  5. quote
  6. records

Original Text


What does it look like practically? Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist for Metallica, he never had the goal of winning eight Grammys. He never had the goal of selling 125 million records, never had the goal of being a rock star. He simply said, and I quote, "I just want to play my guitar a little bit better every day." Close quote. See, because with that, there is no end.

A goal, by its definition, it is focused on an ending, which means inherently a goal is limiting. It's not that goals in and of themselves have no value, it's just, what about the damage you have done to yourself, your self-esteem, your self-efficacy, the way in which you view yourself when you look at yourself? What about that damage? I'm not saying don't achieve. I'm saying achieve limitlessly. I'm saying believe in the reason you were all sitting in here today because you believe in possibility. Let go of the captivity of goal-setting and achieve all you actually have to achieve.

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