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How's Your SMART GOALS?

Focusing on where you're going requires strategy - by Xavior Geis.

Xavior Geis - Stoic Pragmatism
Feb 01, 2026
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Nobody thinks up a plan, goes to bed that night and ‘boom’, its underway tomorrow.

Being productive is never about pumping out volumes of work either.

It is a slow bit by bit pattern of moving forward to your destination.

There is no quick fix.

It takes hard work, determination and dedication.

It takes a whole lot of brainstorming and note-taking to gain clarity to what it is you actually want to achieve.

Did I Mention Mistake Making?

You also need to be ready for that bit because there will be a lot of them.

Good part is, you’ll have confirmation of the human you are.

Humans make plenty of mistakes along the way so don’t get down on yourself beyond revival when mistakes happen. It doesn’t mean it’s the end of the world, pick up your goal and start out again.

‘'Learn to Get Up Again, Brush Yourself Off and Keep Going!’’

Xavior Geis

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When we think of the word SMART what does it bring to mind?

Are you the person you envision?

Why not?

Is it because the mental image you have formed is somebody who is at the top of the ladder smiling and hailing down a golden smile of success?

Truth is, that image is not reasonable.

And that image is likely taken from a commercialized snapshot of what success supposedly looks like. There is no one right way to be your best version of success.

Why not?

“Because true success must start inside you.

Without that foundation, nothing else can be built on top.’’

Xavior Geis

Let’s break it Down:

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