WEBVTT - Set group goals

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to pursue your goals with a group,

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<v Speaker 1>so you can encourage each other and maintain motivation even

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<v Speaker 1>when it's tempting to give up. So you probably know

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<v Speaker 1>from experience that long term goals like running a marathon,

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<v Speaker 1>quitting smoking, or learning a new language are easier when

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<v Speaker 1>you're part of a community aiming for the same thing.

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<v Speaker 1>There are a few reasons for this. First, the social

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<v Speaker 1>aspect makes your goal directed behavior more fun. My ten

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<v Speaker 1>mile runs with my running buddy go quicker than ten

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<v Speaker 1>mile runs done by myself. Frugal living communities share tips,

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<v Speaker 1>barter skills, and pass along hand me downs that can

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<v Speaker 1>make these behaviors seem less like sacrifices and more like

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<v Speaker 1>cool things that you do with friends. Second, group activities

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<v Speaker 1>tend to involve scheduling. You don't just randomly show up

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<v Speaker 1>somewhere to practice French with a group of people. They

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<v Speaker 1>all have to get together at a certain time. That's obvious,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's also a major plus where goals are concerned.

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<v Speaker 1>Designating time on your schedule for a goal vastly increases

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<v Speaker 1>the chances that you devote time to that goal. Recurring

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<v Speaker 1>meetings amount to recurring deadlines for making progress. And of

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<v Speaker 1>course there is the accountability aspect. Your running group might

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<v Speaker 1>text to see where you are if you don't show

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<v Speaker 1>up for that Saturday morning long run. No one you

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<v Speaker 1>need to tell you're quit smoking group about that cigarette

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<v Speaker 1>might just encourage you to do something else to combat

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<v Speaker 1>those stressful feelings. Your career or change group will ask

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<v Speaker 1>what you've done, and you will report back and they

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<v Speaker 1>will celebrate when you hit your targets. That is far

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<v Speaker 1>more motivational than just giving yourself a pat on the back.

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<v Speaker 1>Groups also remind us that we don't have to solve

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<v Speaker 1>everything ourselves. When you have challenges that come up in

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<v Speaker 1>pursuing your goal, and inevitably you are going to have challenges,

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<v Speaker 1>your group can help you figure them out. Someone in

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<v Speaker 1>your frugal living group can talk you through the process

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<v Speaker 1>of refinancing a mortgage or finding a cheaper cell phone plan.

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<v Speaker 1>You can benefit from other people's wisdom that allows you

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<v Speaker 1>to steward your time and energy for the pursuit of

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<v Speaker 1>your goals, rather than repeating research that you don't actually

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<v Speaker 1>need to do all by yourself now, to be sure,

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<v Speaker 1>Recognizing the benefit of a group goal and actually finding

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<v Speaker 1>a group to pursue it are two different things. We

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<v Speaker 1>will talk in a future episode about how to find

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<v Speaker 1>or create an accountability group that works for you. But

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<v Speaker 1>if you would like to make a change in life

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<v Speaker 1>and are wondering how to do it, being part of

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<v Speaker 1>a group can be profoundly motivating. Knowing that others are

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<v Speaker 1>walking alongside you can be just the kick in the

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<v Speaker 1>pants that you need to get things done. In the meantime,

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<v Speaker 1>this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making

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