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Self Reflection. Goal Setting. New Year’s Resolutions. At some point each of us has experimented with these and more often than not, struggled through the exercise or, been left with results we couldn’t action, or couldn’t sustain action against. 90% of personal development work done at organizations is wasted. And personal goal setting, especially New Year’s Resolutions, are more Punch Line than North Star.

Why?

“Happy, Proud, Not Yet Satisfied” is a re-imagination of this work, and the premise is beautifully simple. The reason many of us struggle to self-reflect and struggle to set goals and resolutions we persist against, is because we never take the time to lock-in what matters to us before building our “to do” list. Every goal setting and list building exercise starts with what we’ve missed. With what we need to do better. With what we want to change. So we start at the base of the mountain we want to climb with no momentum, only, increased burdens and expectations.

This exercise is different. In ~15 minutes, the framework deliberately guides you through states of mind like “Happy”, and “Proud” (not prideful, but proud) to break any negativity bias you may have and put you in a positive state of mind. With an authentic understanding of what made you smile, what made you beam, what made you happy; what made you feel accomplished, what made your confidence grow, what amazing events happened because you were party; you have unpacked from the journey you just took and taken time to lock in what matters most to you before you set about identifying what you want to do next.

First, Happy.
Second, Proud.
Then, after a deep breath, Not Yet Satisfied.

If you’re looking for a new, faster, nimbler, and more personally energizing way of approaching goal setting, this is the session for you.