From the course: How to Set Goals When Everything Feels Like a Priority

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Maintaining the energy to complete your goals

Maintaining the energy to complete your goals

- [Instructor] Anyone can start a project. But not everyone finishes them. When you're viewed as someone who gets things done, it provides a massive career benefit because it's so rare. Hare are three techniques you can use to take your goal and get it accomplished. First, make deadlines work to your advantage. Everyone's different. Some people are motivated by a deadline and work right up until the minute something's due. That's not a problem at all as long as you meet the deadline. It can be a great way to force yourself to get things accomplished. Others like me prefer to give themselves a lot of space and do things early. Think about your past experiences so you understand your relationship to deadlines and how you can make them work for you. Second, even if you don't feel like doing something, you can often motivate yourself by thinking about other people. Who needs something from you? Are you holding them up by…

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