Your Best Year Ever: A 5-Step Plan for Achieving Your Most Important Goals
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- Author：Michael Hyatt
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Summary
We all want to live a life that matters。 But too often we find ourselves overwhelmed by the day-to-day。 Our big goals get pushed to the back burner--and then， more often than not， they get forgotten。 It doesn't have to be that way！ This is the year you finally close the gap between reality and your dreams。In this new， fully revised and updated edition of Your Best Year Ever， Michael Hyatt shares a powerful， proven， research-driven system for setting and achieving your goals。 You'll learn how to design your best year ever by discovering what's holding you back， how to overcome past setbacks， how to set and pursue worthy goals without quitting， what to do when you feel stuck， and much more。If you're tired of not seeing progress in your personal， intellectual， professional， relational， or financial goals， it's time for you to have your best year ever！
Reviews
Christina Metcalf
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not revolutionary but goodIf you are into being the best you， it’s unlikely you’ll be gobsmacked by anything in this book but it’s a good reminder and easy-to-follow account to meeting your goals。 Enjoyed the book and am reinvigorated in my pursuits because of it。 Worth the read。
Chase Nickel
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I excerpted this from another review I saw that closely mirrors my thoughts about this book， - "Singing the same tune of other business minded achievement books。 Not unhelpful information， just ideas I've heard from others put into his own words。" -While it was a good book， it definitley read like some of the information was just being regurtitated over and over。 It was a motivational read and it did lend some helpful insight into my own motives and goals。 I excerpted this from another review I saw that closely mirrors my thoughts about this book， - "Singing the same tune of other business minded achievement books。 Not unhelpful information， just ideas I've heard from others put into his own words。" -While it was a good book， it definitley read like some of the information was just being regurtitated over and over。 It was a motivational read and it did lend some helpful insight into my own motives and goals。 。。。more
Patrícia
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This book delivers exactly what the title says: a clear plan to achieve your goals。 It could use fewer religion-related examples。 I will very likely come back to it and re-read certain parts。 8/10。
SARAH SKINNER
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too preachy and not enough new ideasIf I’d known this was going to be such a god-focussed book， I’d not even have started it。 A few good concepts， although absolutely nothing new on the subject， ruined by far too much sanctimonious religious wringing of hands。
Evan
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I actually preferred this book to his other book， Free to Focus。 This book wasn't as much as an advertisement for his planner as the Free to Focus book。 This book was well-written and well-organized。 It condensed a lot of self-help techniques into one book。 Many of the concepts are familiar to those who have read books like The Power of Habit， Eat That Frog！， and others。 However， this book， although it did not contain much new information， was a good review of many important productivity concept I actually preferred this book to his other book， Free to Focus。 This book wasn't as much as an advertisement for his planner as the Free to Focus book。 This book was well-written and well-organized。 It condensed a lot of self-help techniques into one book。 Many of the concepts are familiar to those who have read books like The Power of Habit， Eat That Frog！， and others。 However， this book， although it did not contain much new information， was a good review of many important productivity concepts。 I would definitely recommend it to someone new to the field or someone who just wants a quick refresher， possibly before setting a new goal for themselves or embarking on a new project。 Overall， this book was well-designed， concise， and clearly-written。 Only in the final pages did he advertise for his planner。 Overall， it was a decent read。 。。。more
Hannah
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This was good read。 The author gave many actionable steps to take regarding goal setting。 It reminded me of a more corporate， masculine version of the company Cultivate What Matters and their main product Powersheets。 It was a worthwhile read/listen and reminded me of some good goal setting practises。
Geric
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This book is supposedly based on real science， which I thought sounded a bit strange considering that these same ideas are actually common sense。 And that's where it lost me。 Though I did finish this audiobook， I felt that most of the steps that the author wants you to take in order to make this your best year ever were easily done by simply changing one's mindset。 As someone who's read so many self help books， that's all it really is。 Shift your mindset。 This book is supposedly based on real science， which I thought sounded a bit strange considering that these same ideas are actually common sense。 And that's where it lost me。 Though I did finish this audiobook， I felt that most of the steps that the author wants you to take in order to make this your best year ever were easily done by simply changing one's mindset。 As someone who's read so many self help books， that's all it really is。 Shift your mindset。 。。。more
Alex Brehmer
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A lot of very good tools and techniques for action。 Definitely a good book to return to revive motivation if you’re in a slump
Whitebert
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It's fine and help for for someone who hasn't read gobs of books on this topic。 It's fine and help for for someone who hasn't read gobs of books on this topic。 。。。more
Sasha Saugh
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Great book with great practical tools on becoming the best version of yourself。 Don't try to work through the steps too quickly， it does require forethought and internal reflection。 Will recommend to anyone wanting to take massive action in their life。 Great book with great practical tools on becoming the best version of yourself。 Don't try to work through the steps too quickly， it does require forethought and internal reflection。 Will recommend to anyone wanting to take massive action in their life。 。。。more
Denise Cynth
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 "Your Best Year Ever" by Michael Hyatt presents a detailed guide to achieving personal and professional success。 Below are the key points from the book and a summary of Hyatt's five-step plan:Key Points:1。 Positive Mindset: Hyatt stresses the power of a positive mindset and personal belief in your ability to effect change。2。 Clear， Specific Goals: The establishment of clear and specific goals is integral to personal success。3。 SMARTER Goals: Hyatt presents the concept of SMARTER goals， which sho "Your Best Year Ever" by Michael Hyatt presents a detailed guide to achieving personal and professional success。 Below are the key points from the book and a summary of Hyatt's five-step plan:Key Points:1。 Positive Mindset: Hyatt stresses the power of a positive mindset and personal belief in your ability to effect change。2。 Clear， Specific Goals: The establishment of clear and specific goals is integral to personal success。3。 SMARTER Goals: Hyatt presents the concept of SMARTER goals， which should be Specific， Measurable， Actionable， Risky， Time-keyed， Exciting， and Relevant。4。 Importance of 'Why': Understanding and articulating why you want to achieve your goals helps maintain motivation and focus。5。 Action and Accountability: Developing a detailed action plan and holding oneself accountable is crucial to achieving set goals。5 Steps to Your Best Year Ever:1。 Believe in the Possibility: Start with a positive mindset， believing that change is possible and that you have the ability to make that change happen。2。 Complete a Past Year Review: Reflect on the previous year。 Identify your successes and failures， learn from them， and use those insights to shape your goals for the upcoming year。3。 Design Your Future: Use the SMARTER framework to set specific， measurable， actionable， risky， time-keyed， exciting， and relevant goals。 These should be challenging but achievable， and aligned with your personal and professional aspirations。4。 Find Your 'Why': Identify the reasons behind each of your goals。 This understanding helps fuel motivation and maintains your focus and commitment。5。 Make It Happen: Develop a detailed action plan for each of your goals， breaking them down into manageable tasks。 Regularly review and adjust these plans as needed， and hold yourself accountable for progress。 Don't forget to celebrate small wins along the way！ 。。。more
Maggie Boyd
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I’ve read it the past two Januarys。 It’s a good reset and starting point to create realistic， attainable goals
Austin Mangelson
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"Your Best Year Ever" is a remarkable book that deserves nothing short of five stars。 From the moment I delved into its pages， I was captivated by Hyatt's ability to provide straightforward， practical， and memorable advice to help readers achieve their goals and make the most of their lives。One of the most commendable aspects of this book is Hyatt's deep insights into personal growth and goal setting。 He delves into the psychology behind goal achievement and presents a well-rounded framework tha "Your Best Year Ever" is a remarkable book that deserves nothing short of five stars。 From the moment I delved into its pages， I was captivated by Hyatt's ability to provide straightforward， practical， and memorable advice to help readers achieve their goals and make the most of their lives。One of the most commendable aspects of this book is Hyatt's deep insights into personal growth and goal setting。 He delves into the psychology behind goal achievement and presents a well-rounded framework that is not only inspiring but also attainable。 The strategies he outlines are actionable and can be applied by anyone， regardless of their current circumstances or aspirations。What truly sets "Your Best Year Ever" apart is Hyatt's skillful use of stories and studies to back up his claims。 By sharing relatable anecdotes and weaving in research findings， he provides a comprehensive and persuasive argument for the effectiveness of his approach。 This combination of personal experiences and empirical evidence instilled a sense of confidence in me， making it easier to commit to the recommended techniques。Hyatt's writing style is engaging and conversational， making the book an enjoyable and immersive read。 His ability to simplify complex concepts ensures that readers can easily grasp and implement the strategies he presents。 Each chapter builds upon the previous one， creating a cohesive narrative that guides readers step by step toward personal transformation。 。。。more
Charissa F
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I enjoyed this book and think it’s an easy read。 Definitely the type of book you need to pause as you go， underline， highlight and take notes for yourself。 Something to read over and over as you have new goals and visions for yourself。
Steve Rice
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I’ve enjoyed Hyatt’s podcasts over the years， but the book was a bit formulaic and predictable。
Erin
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This is an in depth look at effective goal setting that you can actually stick with。 I really appreciate Michael Hyatt’s holistic approach， incorporating 10 different aspects of life: spiritual， intellectual， emotional， physical， marital， familial， social， vocational， avocational， and financial。
Crystal （VanillaHearts62）
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This one was so-so。 It is mainly common sense for goal setting。 Have you heard about SMART goals？ If so， you won't learn anything new from this book。 The author references those btw， but adjusts them。What is this book about？ How to set goals and think of them from various angles。How does that happen？ Through a 5 step program that discussed beliefs， reflection， thinking ahead， having a solid reason， and putting it into action。The author self promotes his products as part of this。 I get it but it This one was so-so。 It is mainly common sense for goal setting。 Have you heard about SMART goals？ If so， you won't learn anything new from this book。 The author references those btw， but adjusts them。What is this book about？ How to set goals and think of them from various angles。How does that happen？ Through a 5 step program that discussed beliefs， reflection， thinking ahead， having a solid reason， and putting it into action。The author self promotes his products as part of this。 I get it but it was annoying。 The content is mainly common sense。 There are a few exercises along the way for you to write stuff down。 I liked the part about rewriting a "limiting belief" into a "liberating truth。" It was a positive spin。 An example would be to rewrite something like "I'm too old for this job" to "I have more wisdom and experience for this job than other candidates。"Tweens and teens that don't have a clue about how to set goals and stick with them for more than five minutes are likely to benefit the most from this book。 。。。more
Monique
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A must for learning how to go get it！ Wish I would have read it in my 20s， 30’s， 40’s…
Natalie DiPietro
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Provides a very good roadmap for achieving success if you’re ready to put in the work。So much seems like common sense yet why aren’t we doing it？ Enjoyed it。
Susan Brehmer
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Great goal setting book with practical steps to help you gain momentum to achieve goals。 Addresses the obstacles that often keep us from moving forward and provides actionable options to reach the finish line for those far-reaching dreams。I recommend reading this book a chapter at a time， then doing the tasks presented。 The layout of this book includes chapter summaries and sample templates。A good resource to come back to until the processes are internalized or systems set up to maintain steps t Great goal setting book with practical steps to help you gain momentum to achieve goals。 Addresses the obstacles that often keep us from moving forward and provides actionable options to reach the finish line for those far-reaching dreams。I recommend reading this book a chapter at a time， then doing the tasks presented。 The layout of this book includes chapter summaries and sample templates。A good resource to come back to until the processes are internalized or systems set up to maintain steps toward goals。 。。。more
Jessica
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If I had read this book sooner， I am 100% sure I would've already achieved my goals。 Highly recommended for those still starting out with life， and also for those struggling to "get there"， whatever that may be for you。 Very detailed and simple steps on how to achieve your aspirations and all that。 A lot of takeaways from this book。 I will be using this as a guide for this year's goals。 😊🤩 If I had read this book sooner， I am 100% sure I would've already achieved my goals。 Highly recommended for those still starting out with life， and also for those struggling to "get there"， whatever that may be for you。 Very detailed and simple steps on how to achieve your aspirations and all that。 A lot of takeaways from this book。 I will be using this as a guide for this year's goals。 😊🤩 。。。more
jessica
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i wish i read this book sooner。 highly recommended for those folks with goals and don't have a clue on how to get there。 👏 i wish i read this book sooner。 highly recommended for those folks with goals and don't have a clue on how to get there。 👏 。。。more
Amay Rojas chan
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Escuché en audiolibro
Cassie
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Some of the tips and tricks for goal setting and habit development seem helpful， while others seem pretty tailored to neurotypical folks， as well as a lack of discussion for intersectional barriers。 Additionally， many of the quotes and examples rely on highly religious and far right wing “influencers” and billionaires， such as Dave Ramsey and Peter Thiel， without critical discussion of these figures。 This book fits solidly within the thinly veiled Christian self help book to right wing pipeline。 Some of the tips and tricks for goal setting and habit development seem helpful， while others seem pretty tailored to neurotypical folks， as well as a lack of discussion for intersectional barriers。 Additionally， many of the quotes and examples rely on highly religious and far right wing “influencers” and billionaires， such as Dave Ramsey and Peter Thiel， without critical discussion of these figures。 This book fits solidly within the thinly veiled Christian self help book to right wing pipeline。 The format was also a bit awkward， and seems more like attempts to market the authors trade marked phrasing， worksheets， and other courses; call outs for different quotes taking up an entire page feel a bit excessive for my preferred reading and layout style。 。。。more
Bijana Kadakia
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Did not finish。 Read a book summary instead。 Started this book but couldn’t make it through。 I’ve read a lot of self help， goals and personal success oriented books and this one wasn’t grabbing me。 I don’t consider myself that critical when it comes to fiction or entertainment media but I guess I am pretty critical when it comes to nonfiction。
Laura G
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Maravilloso！！！🤩Este es el primer libro de Desarrollo personal que habla de una transformación integral de la persona que la lleve a su mejor nivel， pues habla desde Dios y el importante rol que tiene para los seres humanos hasta las relaciones， el uso del tiempo， las metas y hábitos Me encantó。 desde la mitad del libro entendí que ya no se trata de hacerlo perfecto sino hacerlo enfocarse y ponerse una meta para alcanzarlo。
Amber
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Listened to the audiobook， enjoyed most of what it had to say。 Hard to follow any of the homework assignments when you're listening in the car， want to go back and try to maybe write down and journal like he suggests。 Listened to the audiobook， enjoyed most of what it had to say。 Hard to follow any of the homework assignments when you're listening in the car， want to go back and try to maybe write down and journal like he suggests。 。。。more
Maj
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Wondering why I didn't read this sooner！ Excellent flow and insight allowed a logical build for planned， exciting new goals 。 。 。 ones that will leave me breathless as I pursue them but not overwhelmed when I look at what lies immediately in front of me。 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED read for anyone wanting to gain better insight into attenable goal setting and questions / tools to help you capture them。 Wondering why I didn't read this sooner！ Excellent flow and insight allowed a logical build for planned， exciting new goals 。 。 。 ones that will leave me breathless as I pursue them but not overwhelmed when I look at what lies immediately in front of me。 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED read for anyone wanting to gain better insight into attenable goal setting and questions / tools to help you capture them。 。。。more
Rich B
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This isn’t my usual type of book but for various reasons was looking to read more about goal setting and this has good reviews / reputation。 Overall， it was OK。 It gave me some different things to think about， but not convinced it’s going to be as life changing as the title makes it out to be。 Most people’s knowledge of goal setting probably come from doing SMART objectives at work， and that’s probably about it。 He does refer to those， and also expands on how to make them even SMARTER by adding This isn’t my usual type of book but for various reasons was looking to read more about goal setting and this has good reviews / reputation。 Overall， it was OK。 It gave me some different things to think about， but not convinced it’s going to be as life changing as the title makes it out to be。 Most people’s knowledge of goal setting probably come from doing SMART objectives at work， and that’s probably about it。 He does refer to those， and also expands on how to make them even SMARTER by adding a couple of more emotional led factors to the original SMART。 （Make them exciting and have some risk or you you won’t be motivated to do them）。 The writing style’s clear and easy to follow。 The tone is positive and encouraging， and almost feels like you’re getting a （written） coaching session from him。 It’s well structured overall， and he shares some decent mental frameworks。 He does reference some studies from academics who work in this area， though it’s a little light on the science if you did want to go deeper into goal setting。 However， I did find the planning sections a lot stronger than the action sections in terms of how convincing his recommendations were。 He gives some examples of how to make sure you action your goals， but at times it all goes a bit generic and vague。 It also feels like it’s geared towards American readers， and some of the references may not work in other cultures。 There’s also a bit of “stealth Jesus” in the writing （as another reviewer put it）， where he quotes Bible passages and building in prayer time as part of your overall goal setting。 It’s not overdone， but if that’s not your thing， you may find those sections less relevant。 There’s also a fair amount of self promotion / cross selling for his other courses / works。 That seems pretty par for the course with books in this personal development / self help area。 It wasn’t as blatant / intrusive as some others I’ve read， but it’s definitely there。 Overall， it wasn’t life changing， but interesting and helpful enough for what I needed。 It’s got a great title， and I often find books with great titles end up failing to live up to their promise。 This one just about gets away with it as there's some ideas in here I’ll be trying out。 Decent read if you want to look at goal setting。 。。。more
Erica Bernklau
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Helpful reminder of things we already know。 I appreciated having it all in one concise package， but at certain point it felt like everything had already been said。
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