307: The Science Behind Setting and Achieving Big Goals | Bigger Pockets Podcast

Raise your hand if this describes you: You start working toward a new goal with excitement, only to watch it eventually fizzle out to nothing. If you’re human, it’s likely you’ve experienced this phenomenon. Why is it some goals are just so hard to accomplish, whereas others we’re able to conquer with ease?
On today’s episode of The BiggerPockets Podcast, that’s exactly what you’ll discover. Diving deep into psychological research on goals, motivation, and time management, Brandon and David will pull back the curtain on how people set and accomplish big goals and give you a GPS toward changing your life forever. If there is one episode you listen to all year, let it be this one!
In This Episode We Cover:

The real estate G.P.S. system

GOAL

Specific

Difficult

Feedback

Commitment

Training your reticular activating system

Make sub goals

Reward yourself for small wins

PLAN

Why humans need processes and steps

Lead measures vs. leg measures

Learn the L.A.P.S. system on finding deals

Keystone habits

SCHEDULE

Schedule meet-ups

Set the behavior, time, and location

ACCOUNTABILITY

Why you may want to join a group that meets weekly with clear structure

And SO much more!

Links from the Show

GoBundance

BiggerPockets Podcast 226: From “D-Student” to $400,000 in Annual Rental Property Cash Flow with David Osborn

BiggerPockets Calculators

Realtor.com

James Clear

BiggerPockets Events

Goals Research Summary (Graphs)

Brandon’s Blog Posts

StickK App

Steph Curry Shoots ‘Til He Makes 500 3-Pointers Every Day: Here’s the Crucial Lesson That Teaches Us (Blog)

Books Mentioned in this Show

90 Days of Intention by Brandon Turner (Journal)

Handbook of Positive Psychology by CR Snyder & Shane J. Lopez

59 Seconds: Change Your Life in Under a Minute by Richard Wiseman

The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod

Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Mason

Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff

Tweetable Topics:

“When people wrote down their goals, they were 33% more successful in achieving them.” (Tweet This!)

“Subconscious is a powerful ally, but a terrible master.” (Tweet This!)

“Every goal you desire is preceded by a process required to get the results.” (Tweet This!)

Connect with Brandon and David

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