How I changed my life in 334 days with Reverse Goal Setting

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- Reverse goal setting involves first defining your end goal, then imagining the ideal person who would definitely achieve that goal. Figure out what skills, knowledge, etc that person would need. - Next, assess your current self on those same attributes. Identify barriers holding you back and resources you can use. - Make a plan to develop the attributes needed to become more like the ideal person. Take small steps using your resources to overcome barriers. - Spend extra time learning about the goal itself, learning about yourself, and plotting a realistic timeline. - Improving any one attribute by 1 point on a 10 point scale takes about a month with diligence. Don't try to improve too many things at once. - If your timeline is too short to reasonably develop the attributes needed, reconsider the goal or accept there will be an element of luck involved.

I totally agree to your goalsetting theory! Been working in finance for 10+ years, creating a great career, but always had this burning desire to do Psychology and neuroscience. So I spent evenings and weekends reading up on the undergrad in these subjects, and visioning myself studying full time. Now, two years later my dream came true. I am currently an undergrad in applied psychology, going to pursue a full doctorate degree. And I am studying full time, whilst beeing well off financially. My ultimate dream came true 🎉 Never, ever would I have believed anyone who would have told me this five years ago. Another great channel to watch for inspiration to goalsetting and manifestation is Paget Kagy! Even though I love your content to 💯

If anyone else needs the attributes list: Time management Networks and connections Task prioritisation skills Experiences Focus and distractibility Finances Learning skills and efficiency Resilience and emotional self-regulation Specific knowledge Growth mindset Specific skills Cultural knowledge Specific degrees or qualifications (if any)

this same epiphany came to me the other day. what do I look like when I am successful? what am I wearing? how do I feel? what do I do everyday? what kind of clothes do I wear? Is my room clean? I have changed my habits drastically. Now I am almost solely concerned with my habits rather than my goals. if your life has changed, you are already a success.

This is an extension of a technique I learnt as a mountaineer. The best way to climb a mountain is to start at the top and find the best way down, that's also the best way up. Picking a random line from the bottom and going as high as you can is likely the end at an impassable section.

To summarize the key points: Dr. Sung transitioned from a career as a medical doctor to pursuing his passion in education. He used the reverse goal setting method to achieve his goals. Reverse goal setting involves: a. Identifying the desired goal. b. Imagining the attributes of a hypothetical person who would achieve that goal. c. Rating and evaluating your current attributes in comparison to the hypothetical person. d. Identifying barriers and resources. e. Creating a plan to improve skills and attributes incrementally. Spending extra time learning about the goal and about yourself can greatly improve your chances of success. Plotting a realistic timeline for achieving your desired attributes is crucial. This method can be a useful approach for setting and achieving personal and professional goals.

You left medicine, and you no longer save people's lives with your own hands. But now you are creating people who are saving people's lives. So you are indeed saving lives on even a larger scale. You helped me get into medicine, and I really appreciate that. ❤

Justin you can't imagine how much I learned and improved from your youtube content since last year. Your effect is undeniable. I always appreciate and grateful of your effect in my life.

I’m a nurse and I felt the same way yoy do. I stopped working now and literally transitioning my career. Taking a step back and taking time for myself to heal all the trauma nursing and work interactions has done to me

One note on SMART goals. As a teacher in NZ we've actually just switched to a different variation of it: SPECIFIC- don't be vague like 'losing weight'. You want to visualise it. E.g. running for 10 minutes everday MEASURABLE/midpoint- what would be your midpoint &quarter point? How can you see your progress? Getting to 20% of the goal feels a lot more achievable than 100% e.g. walking 10 min=20% , then walk-jogging 40%, then jogging60% jogging faster80%, then running 100% ACTIONPLAN - what actions will you take to accomplish your goal? 10 minutes walking? 5 minutes walking on a bad day? You choose. RELEVANT - do these actions help you get closer to your goal, or are you wasting time? TIME BASED -(not a vague month, a specific date e.g.12/10/23 Hope this helps

Thank you Justin, you are the goat & I mean it, the concepts and the knowledge you share are the real deal, for years I've been studying a lot of complex things and somehow I instintively did some of your techniques, but the way you articulate and structure all this... Next level. It's a pleasure learning from you.

Omg you JUST described my fall from grace as a social worker. I'm a healer. But there are So many ways to heal. Helping people to sculpt their own life as THEY wish it to be IS THE PERFECT PRESCRIPTION for true well being!! Good for you and the people you reach and teach!!❤

Thank you. This is just what I need to do in my life right now (and I'm only 76 years old). It makes so much sense to me to revive my business!! Now to start my day tomorrow by listening to this again and DOING what you recommend! Thanks again Barbara. Johannesburg. South Africa

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🌟 Reverse goal setting helped transform the speaker's life from feeling lost to fulfilled in 334 days. 00:44 🔄 Reverse goal setting is a powerful method that goes beyond typical goal setting by focusing on personal transformation. 01:11 🏥 The speaker transitioned from a grueling medical career to education to regain control of their life. 04:40 🗓️ Reverse goal setting involves imagining an ideal person who would achieve your goal effortlessly. 08:25 📊 Rate and score attributes and skills for both the ideal person and your current self. 10:27 🧩 Use a force field analysis to identify barriers and resources to achieve your goals. 12:59 🎯 Create a plan based on your current attributes and skills to bridge the gap toward your goal. 16:00 ⏳ Learn about your goal and yourself; observe and reflect on methods and skills. 17:36 📆 Realistically plan the timeline for skill improvement, acknowledging the time required for each attribute. 19:30 📚 Consider longer-term development over short-term goals, especially for exams, to build lasting skills. Made wit

Great video. Thanks. My goal is to survive and thrive long term with stage 4 cancer, without conventional treatments that are way too harsh for me and the life I want. And then share my healing with the world to help others heal. The path is not clear-cut. So reverse engineering the goal would be filled with guesses. Man, this is challenging!

Nice shift in perspective from working on the goal, to working on being a person capable of that goal. This forces us to think through more clearly the skills, knowledge, mindset, etc that are in harmony with that goal.

So much respect for not just resigning yourself to a life that made you miserable and choosing to do this instead. There are no straight lines in nature, and this was def the route you were always meant to take to get here 🤗

Your story resonates with me. I’m a U.S. doc and the massive debt (250k plus 6% interest) whose unpacking the same challenges but stuck / the golden handcuffs of the profession. The system is broken and what healthcare needs to heal is to remember the humanity but it’s so chronically disrupted that I realized as one doc I can’t change the system. Not sure where I stand but I made small steps to begin exploring an exit. Decreased hours, rediscovering myself, and exploring other paths like public health. What makes the exit hard is the debt that I need to pay off first and the sunk cost fallacy. Thanks for your story and being brave to change the narrative!

Great points Justin. From experience, I think there are 2 stages here. The first being, dusting off the learning process for those that are not "students" as there are some steps required to re-energize sections of the brain for the process of learning. Once learning is established, then it's possible to begin the techniques to progress. The reverse goal setting is useful, but for a lot of people they do not really understand the end game, so establishing that model goal is difficult. Learning about yourself and learning to observe are super important prerequisites. Also I think that understanding the barriers is a great place to spend time. Thanks for the video