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In this episode, Mike and Jody discuss some of the traps Mike has identified that keep people from obtaining their goals. Questions Answered: How did you come up with the 7 Traps? What are some of the traps? How do we download the guide? Key Takeaways: There are things that we all do and reasons that we do these things. Imagine if you put a little structure behind it, how much more you could accomplish.  Trap # 1 - Being Vague With Your Goals Take a more specific approach Design backward so you can start executing Trap # 2 - Not Breaking Your Goals Down Into Smaller Components That Can Be Measured and Tested Breaking into smaller components helps you execute You can constantly evaluate whether or not you are making progress Trap # 4 - As Soon As I Fail, I’m Done Every day is a new day Failure is a lesson you learn from Put controls in place so you don’t succumb to failures. Even if you fail, you made some sort of progress. Show Links: Seven Crucial Mistakes That Keep You From Winning Let us kn