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The Sage Arts

The Sage Memos

The Fallacy of Goals

OCT 12, 202444 MIN
The Sage Arts

The Fallacy of Goals

OCT 12, 202444 MIN

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<p>Are you the kind of artist that sets goals and chases them or are you a person who just prefers to dream and enjoy the process of making art? Or maybe you are somewhere in the middle?</p><p>Most of us creatives are dreamers, and sometimes we get caught up in the dream but turning a dream into action and that action into reality can be quite a journey. Chasing those dreams can be risky and scary and so it’s no wonder a fair number of people don’t get past the dreaming stage. But for those who do, the lure of goal setting can lead them down a road that may not take them where they need to go.</p><p>In this episode, we explore what goal setting is, when it’s useful, when its healthy to not have formal goals, and how to identify their purpose and place in a journey that may be better focused on process than results. </p><p><strong>Leave a COMMENT: </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://thesagearts.com/episodes/">https://thesagearts.com/episodes/</a></p><p><strong>-</strong></p><p><strong>CONTACT SAGE</strong></p><p><strong>Email:</strong> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://thesagearts.com/contact/">https://thesagearts.com/contact/</a></p><p>And join Sage on social media:</p><p><strong>Instagram</strong> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/thesageartspodcast/">https://www.instagram.com/thesageartspodcast/</a></p><p><strong>Facebook</strong> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/TheSageArtsPodcast">https://www.facebook.com/TheSageArtsPodcast</a></p><p><strong>-</strong></p><p><strong>GET WEEKLY PODCAST NOTICES &amp; BONUS MATERIAL:</strong></p><p>Newsletter goes out every Sunday after an new episode goes up!</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://sagebrayvaron.com/the-sage-arts-podcast/">https://sagebrayvaron.com/the-sage-arts-podcast/</a></p><p>-</p><p><strong>SUPPORT THIS PODCAST</strong></p><p>· <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thesagearts">Buy me a coffee!</a></p><p>· <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=AZBBMGJ84PFS2">Give back with PayPal</a></p><p>· <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://tenthmusearts.com/product/give-back-the-sage-arts-podcast-sticker/">Buy a STICKER!</a></p><p>· <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://tenthmusearts.com/">Buy polymer art books and magazines</a></p><p><strong>-</strong></p><p><strong>CREDITS</strong>:</p><p><em>Cover photo and design by Sage; Illustration by </em><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href=""><em>Olga Kostenko</em></a></p><p><em>Music by </em><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/ru/users/playsound-24686998/"><em>Playsound</em></a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to The Sage Memos at <a href="https://sagebrayvaron.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">sagebrayvaron.substack.com/subscribe</a>