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EPISODE · Jun 23, 2026 · 6 MIN

[222] Not All Goals Are Created Equal

from Every Day Genius · host Michele Jennae

Most of us were taught to set goals by people who had no idea what kind of mind we had. The frameworks we inherited — SMART goals, vision boards, quarterly targets, the relentless optimization ofachievement — were built for a particular kind of thinker. Linear, singular, outcome-driven. Someone who picks a destination, makes a plan, executes the plan, checks the box. For that kind of mind, those tools work reasonably well. What about for the rest of us?~~~~Visit the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Genius Kaleidoscope on SKOOL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for community and conversation.~~~~Michele Jennae is a Genius Hunter and Map Maker.Creator of the EDG Butterfly Map, Founder of EDGx365.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EDGx365.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the home of Every Day Genius

Most of us were taught to set goals by people who had no idea what kind of mind we had. The frameworks we inherited — SMART goals, vision boards, quarterly targets, the relentless optimization ofachievement — were built for a particular kind of thinker. Linear, singular, outcome-driven. Someone who picks a destination, makes a plan, executes the plan, checks the box. For that kind of mind, those tools work reasonably well. What about for the rest of us?~~~~Visit the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Genius Kaleidoscope on SKOOL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for community and conversation.~~~~Michele Jennae is a Genius Hunter and Map Maker.Creator of the EDG Butterfly Map, Founder of EDGx365.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EDGx365.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the home of Every Day Genius

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