Try this goal setting exercise: Instead of a typical goal that starts with “I will do X…”, phrase it as “I want to see what happens if I…” I love the slightly different spin on the usual goal-setting frame. Just a change of a few words, and they invite a vastly different way to think and plan for your goals: Instead of being definitive and specific, you leave things open. Instead of setting hard metrics, you entertain possibilities. Instead of setting it to be attainable, you leave room to expand as things unfold. Instead of being realistic, you dream big and think about the future you want. Instead of arbitrarily setting a hard deadline, your time is flexible.