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Being Well Podcast: How to Make 2021 Your Best Year
December 28, 2020

We all have something we want to do “some day,” but for most of us “some day” just never seems to come around. Here’s how to make 2021 the year you finally put all the pieces together, and achieve the goals you’ve set for yourself.

Key Topics:

  • 4:00: What leads to change that lasts?
  • 5:30: Do you really WANT to change?
  • 8:30: How to change your self-concept
  • 14:00: “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good”
  • 16:00: Small changes that lead to big ones
  • 20:00: Appreciating the finite nature of life
  • 22:30: “What do you want to give as a gift to the person you will be tomorrow?”
  • 25:30: What makes for a good resolution?
  • 29:30: Using Forrest as a guinea pig: setting good goals and maximizing your resolutions
  • 34:00: Picking very clear commitments, and making things simple
  • 36:00: Thinking about how it would feel at the end of 2021 if you accomplished what you set out to do
  • 43:00: Finding consistent effort
  • 46:00: Summarizing the key questions
  • 48:00: Recap of how to make 2021 your best year

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