Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
What Works: A Comprehensive Framework To Change the Way We Approach Goal Setting is an antidote to the relentless pursuit of "more" and the culture of striving that we live in. It's an unconventional approach to goal-setting, planning, and execution that prioritizes practice over achievement in both life and work. Not just a call to slow down or find the joy in missing out, What Works walks the reader through a framework for examining what's driving their pursuit of more, setting commitments to orient their growth, and organizing their action as a learning process.
This book is not only for the overachievers, the productivity-obsessed, and the ladder-climbers who are ready to do things differently, but also for those who have never seen themselves in the pages of books about goals or habits but crave some structure for growth. Above all, it's for those exhausted by constant comparison and the quest for conventional success, looking for a gentler way to work toward what they truly want. It's a framework for exploring growth without striving. It's a blueprint for making choices based on who we want to become rather than who we're "supposed" to become to get ahead.
Synopsis
Set and achieve your goals in a brand-new way for a more fulfilling life
In What Works: A Comprehensive Framework to Change the Way We Approach Goal Setting, celebrated speaker, coach, and author Tara McMullin shows you how to transform the way you set and achieve your goals to create a gentler and more fulfilling way to work toward what you truly want. In the book, you'll explore what's driving your pursuit of "more" (more money, more things, more prestige, etc.), set commitments to help orient your growth, and organize your actions as part of a holistic learning process.
The author's actionable strategies and tools go beyond mere platitudes about "slowing down" and "appreciating what you have" to a concrete demonstration of how to prioritize practice over achievement. You'll also find:
- An antidote to our culture's relentless pursuit of "more"
- Ways to end the habit of constantly striving for something else at the cost of your own wellbeing
- Strategies for ending your internal monologue of constant comparison to other people
An essential book for the productivity obsessed, unfulfilled career ladder-climbers, and overachievers who are ready to try a new approach to life and work, What Works represents a powerful and exciting new way to tackle life's challenges.