Tag Archives: Goals

  • The Goal of Working the 12 Steps
    Wednesday, June 16th, 2021

    The Goal of Working the 12 Steps

    Perfection is exhausting. Progress is invigorating. We all have goals for recovery, and we all will inevitably fall short of those goals. This is just fine. It’s not only...
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  • What Have You Missed?
    Tuesday, June 15th, 2021

    What Have You Missed?

    A primary difference between addicts and non-addicts is non-addicts change their behavior to meet their goals, while addicts change their goals to meet their behaviors. As active sex and...
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  • The Hawthorne Effect
    Tuesday, May 11th, 2021

    The Hawthorne Effect

    Accountability breeds success. Have you ever been jogging or riding your bike and you thought you were doing great and then someone passed you? If so, what did you...
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  • Know Your Goals
    Monday, July 15th, 2019

    Know Your Goals

    What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. If you don’t know where you want to go, you’ll...
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  • Where Are You Going in Life?
    Tuesday, June 25th, 2019

    Where Are You Going in Life?

    If you don’t “come alive” several times a day, you are wasting your life. And life is too short to waste. Did Einstein secretly want to open a restaurant?...
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  • Incremental Improvement
    Wednesday, June 12th, 2019

    Incremental Improvement

    A river cuts through a rock not because of its power, but because of its persistence. As Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu says, “The journey of a thousand miles begins...
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  • The Goal of Working the Steps
    Friday, May 31st, 2019

    The Goal of Working the Steps

    Perfection is exhausting. Progress is invigorating. We all have goals for recovery, and we all will inevitably fall short of those goals. This is just fine. In fact, it’s...
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  • What Have You Missed?
    Sunday, May 12th, 2019

    What Have You Missed?

    A primary difference between addicts and non-addicts is non-addicts change their behavior to meet their goals, while addicts change their goals to meet their behaviors. As active sex and...
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  • The Goal of Working the Steps
    Sunday, December 30th, 2018

    The Goal of Working the Steps

    Perfection is exhausting. Progress is invigorating. We all have goals for recovery, and we all will inevitably fall short of those goals. This is just fine. In fact, it’s...
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