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The Power of Goal Setting: Turning Dreams into Tangible Achievement

Philip A. Christensen
4 min readSep 17, 2023

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It was winter. The cold was bone-chilling. The dark clouds above didn’t bode well. After the first kilometers of the journey, it began to rain.

In no time, the road became encased in ice, and as a novice driver, I lost control of the steering wheel, narrowly avoiding colliding with a tree.

And…when the steering wheel slips from your grasp, fix your gaze on the desired direction, not the obstacles. In life’s journey, maintain your focus on the chosen path.

The same principle applies when crafting your goals.

To assess the effectiveness of a goal in a different context, envision drawing a straight line. Don’t dwell on the pencil’s tip; concentrate confidently on the destination. This way, your hand will instinctively guide you to a flawless result.

This very principle is at play within our minds when we set goals.

You can assess the effectiveness of a goal in a different context. When trying to draw a long, perfectly straight line from one point to another, you don’t focus on the tip of the pencil.

Instead, with a swift and confident motion, you concentrate solely on the destination where the pencil’s point needs to end up.

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Philip A. Christensen
Philip A. Christensen

Written by Philip A. Christensen

Author and coach, I write for ambitious solopreneurs, creative freelancers, and overwhelmed leaders who want to know how to deal with their self-sabotage.

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