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The Goal Standard Challenge: Why You Must Be a 'Mad Scientist' to Achieve Your Goals In a Facebook Live, high-performance coach Todd Herman shares with us the importance of expectancy and exploration.

By Andrea Huspeni

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When it comes to goals, often people don't know what ones they should try to achieve. That's OK. It's normal.

We delve into this issue in The Goal Standard Challenge's Honeymoon Stage, a time when people are feeling excited, but also uncertain.

In a Facebook Live, high-performance coach Todd Herman talks about having a better attitude – one focused on expectancy and exploration – when trying to achieve a goal. "Be a mad scientist in a lab," he says. Figure out what works and doesn't work.

Once you have a goal in mind, take a lot of action and map those tasks into your days, he explains. You need to plan for success.

Related: 3 Guidelines for Creating a Support Group That Will Push You to the Next Level

Check out his Facebook Live video to get more insight. Also, download his accompanying worksheet, Mastering Your Weekly Success.

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Andrea Huspeni

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Andrea Huspeni is the articles editor at Entrepreneur.com. 

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