✨ A note from Guido
Stop Setting SMART Goals
Yes, you read that right.
I know this sounds crazy. We've all been trained to set SMART goals—those specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound targets that are supposed to help us succeed.
But here's what I've learned after decades of personal growth work, and especially in these last five years: SMART goals keep you focused on the wrong thing.
They keep you focused on the future instead of the present moment.
When you're constantly thinking about what you need to achieve, you miss what's happening right now. You miss the excitement, the opportunities, the clarity that's available today.
But there's something even more important.
SMART goals put all your trust in your actions. You believe that if you just work hard enough, follow the right steps, tick the right boxes, you'll get there.
I used to think that too. And honestly? I've always been confident in my abilities. I knew I could do things.
But at 57, I discovered something that changed everything:
The real question isn't "Can I do this?" The question is "Am I the person who lives this life?"
That's a completely different question.
You can work yourself to exhaustion trying to achieve your dream villa, your dream business, your dream life. But if deep down you don't believe you're the kind of person who has those things—if there's disbelief about your true identity—your own mind will sabotage every step you take.
This is where conscious creators operate differently.
We don't abandon goals or dreams. I'm living my beautiful life in Bali, after all! But we don't focus primarily on achieving goals. We focus on something else entirely:
Cultivating trust in our authentic identity.
Instead of asking "What actions will get me there?" we ask "Who am I really, and do I trust that I'm the person who receives this?"
Most of your energy doesn't go into forcing outcomes. It goes into recognizing where you hold disbelief about yourself, and reconnecting with your true identity.
When you trust who you really are, the dreams don't need to be chased. They naturally unfold.
Want to understand how this actually works? I've written a full article explaining the mechanism behind this shift, and the two steps you can take to start cultivating trust in your authentic identity.
Read the full article. The link you will find below.
Have a great week!
Guido
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"So, where does a conscious creator invest their energy? Not primarily in achieving goals directly, but in cultivating trust in an identity that naturally manifests that dream life."
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