Muscle for Life

I’m a big believer in the value of aligning the various parts of our lives toward goals. In fact, I think it’s the only way to resist the forces of entropy that govern the universe and create a life worthy of our ancestors. While spontaneity and short-term thinking certainly have their uses (“what song should I listen to right now?”), I firmly believe the better we can conceive of positive long-term outcomes and create and execute plans to produce those outcomes, the more rewarding, meaningful, and satisfying our lives will be. For instance, many of the more significant goals we all share, like . . . - Building a great body - Improving our physical and psychological health and wellbeing - Becoming financially secure - Growing a successful career or business - Raising a healthy, harmonious family . . . all require goal setting, long-term planning, sacrifice of present pleasures, and perseverance. That’s probably not news to you, but what you may not know is some methods of goal setting are better than others.