In this episode we talk about why goal setting is flawed and how we can use habits and rituals to accomplish our dreams .Despite being touted by many a self-help guru, goal setting has some problematic facets.Goals rely on factors which we do not always have control over. Goals rely on willpower and self-discipline.Keeping a goal in mind and using it to direct our actions requires constant willpower. During times when other parts of our lives deplete our supply of willpower, it can be easy to forget our goals. Where as Habits are the compound interest of self-development. The same way that money multiplies through compound interest, the effects of your habits multiply as you repeat them. They seem to make little difference on any given day and yet the impact they deliver over the months and years can be enormous. It is only when looking back, two, five, or perhaps ten years later that the value of good habits and the cost of bad ones become strikingly apparent.Whatever you are today , like almost everything is a lagging measure of your habits. Like for example Your net worth is a lagging measure of your financial habits. Your weight is a lagging measure of your workout & eating habits . Your knowledge is a lagging measure of your learning habits. Our habits define who we are.The ultimate form of intrinsic motivation is when a habit becomes part of your identity. You might start a habit because of motivation, but the only reason you’ll stick with one is that it becomes part of your identity. True behavior change is identity change.It is so easy to overestimate the importance of one defining moment and underestimating the value of making small improvements on a daily basis.Time magnifies the margin between success and failure. It will multiply whatever you feed it.Good habits make time your ally. Bad habits make time your enemy.If successful and unsuccessful people share the same goals, then the goal cannot be what differentiates the winners from the losers. So If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead