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When circumstances change, many founders make one of two mistakes: they abandon the goal completely or keep repeating a plan that no longer works.

There is a third option:

Keep the destination, but rewrite the actions required to reach it.

In this episode, Peter Boolkah speaks with author Dave Mason about goal setting, resilience and the ideas behind his novel The Size of Your Dreams.

Dave explains how a difficult house sale led him to adapt a goal-setting technique from Think and Grow Rich. He wrote down the outcome he wanted, reviewed it every day and continually replaced the actions that were not producing results.

The conversation explores why ambition and confidence declined during the pandemic, what happens when willpower runs out and why waiting for the old normal to return can leave people permanently stuck.

You’ll discover:

• Why a goal and the plan for achieving it are not the same thing
• How to replace outdated actions without abandoning the destination
• Why taking an imperfect first step can reveal the next one
• What happens when founders rely on willpower for too long
• Why your environment affects your energy and resourcefulness
• How to recreate the experiences that previously helped you recharge
• Why personal reinvention sometimes matters as much as business adaptation
• How an “identity card” can help clarify the person you want to become

For business owners, the most useful lesson is simple: working harder will not rescue a strategy that no longer fits reality. Preserve the outcome, question the route and build a plan for the conditions that exist today.

This episode was recorded in early 2022. References to lockdowns, COVID-19 restrictions and case numbers reflect that period. The discussion of manifestation and goal cards represents personal experience and should not be interpreted as a guarantee of particular outcomes.

CONNECT WITH DAVE MASON

Website: https://davemasonauthor.com
The Size of Your Dreams: https://thesizeofyourdreams.com

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ABOUT PETER BOOLKAH

Peter Boolkah is a business coach, author and speaker who has spent more than 20 years helping business owners build stronger, more valuable businesses that do not depend on them for everything.

He is the creator of The Hamster Wheel Trap® and author of Your Business Sucks: Build a Business That Works Without Destroying Your Life.

Peter works with founders and leadership teams on the issues that ultimately determine whether a business creates freedom or becomes another job: leadership, founder dependency, people, profit, execution, scaling, exit readiness and enterprise value.

His approach is direct, practical and built around one simple question:

Do you own the business, or does the business own you?

Learn more at https://www.boolkah.com