Belly Dancing for the Midlife SoulWritten by Sandra Schrift
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There is an old way of goal setting and a new way of goal setting! The old way of goal-setting involved setting yor goals, preparing a list of sub-goals, and then carefully checking them off one after another (as and when they were being accomplished). Am I trying o pour cold water on goal setting method many of us grw up on? Not necessarilyWhile I am not saying step-by-step approach does not work, I am advocating a flexible-goal setting approach. The flexible goal-setting approach acknowledges presence of chaos and unpredictability of our modern times, where change is rapid and conditions shift in an instant. What's more, a tiny weeny change nowadays has potential to create major upsets and instability. Enter flexible goal-setting system. And, this is how it operates. Set big-picture, lief-enhancing goals with flexible sub-goals that you can adjust to fit in with shifting conditions. The simplest way of putting this into practice is to build into your goal-setting, daily incremental steps that aggregate into your vision. Add to this sub-goal A, sub-goal B, sub-goal C, maybe sub-goal D.
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