Want to Succeed? Stop Thinking About Your Goal

What if the fastest way to reach your goals is to stop fixating on the finish line? In this episode, Marissa and Joel explain why goal-obsession leads to discouragement, procrastination, and rigidity — and why progress actually accelerates when you focus on the process. Nine times out of ten, you'll get further when you focus on the next right thing. Key Takeaways The Game Isn’t the Score. If you stare at the “scoreboard” of your goal, you lose focus on the next play—the only thing you can actually control—and miss out on the satisfaction of feeling yourself grow. Progress Happens in the Present. A compelling vision can motivate you to change, but it's what you do right now that determines whether that vision becomes reality. Excellence is Better Than Success. The happiness of the moment you achieve a goal is fleeting. Becoming the kind of person who lives in alignment with your values and pursues hard things—that’s always satisfying. Plan Your Next Play. Use your Weekly Big 3 and Daily Big 3 to let your goal inform today's actionable next step. Then, do it. Goals Can Change (And That’s a Win). As you move, clarity increases. Sometimes the goal you start with isn’t the goal you need . Watch on Youtube at: This episode was produced by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound

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Want to Succeed? Stop Thinking About Your Goal is an episode from Focus on This by Michael Hyatt.

This episode is 34:02 long.

This episode was published on Mar 16, 2026.

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