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The Goal Standard Challenge: Why You Must Be a 'Mad Scientist' to Achieve Your Goals In a Facebook Live, high-performance coach Todd Herman shares with us the importance of expectancy and exploration.

By Andrea Huspeni

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When it comes to goals, often people don't know what ones they should try to achieve. That's OK. It's normal.

We delve into this issue in The Goal Standard Challenge's Honeymoon Stage, a time when people are feeling excited, but also uncertain.

In a Facebook Live, high-performance coach Todd Herman talks about having a better attitude – one focused on expectancy and exploration – when trying to achieve a goal. "Be a mad scientist in a lab," he says. Figure out what works and doesn't work.

Once you have a goal in mind, take a lot of action and map those tasks into your days, he explains. You need to plan for success.

Related: 3 Guidelines for Creating a Support Group That Will Push You to the Next Level

Check out his Facebook Live video to get more insight. Also, download his accompanying worksheet, Mastering Your Weekly Success.

If you haven't signed up for The Goal Standard Challenge, go to our content hub. Also, if you are late to the challenge, no worries. The hub has all the past weeks' information, content, videos and resources.

Join our Facebook Group to get updates, real-time support and be part of a community full of achievers, just like you.

Andrea Huspeni

Founder of This Dog's Life

Andrea Huspeni is the former special projects director at Entrepreneur.com and the founder of This Dog's Life.

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