Achieving your Goals – A Podcast Discussion with Carl Pullein
It’s about that time of year where New Year’s Resolutions tend to fizzle out. Carl inviting me on to discuss the nature of our goals and how we can starting guiding them into a reality. As is the nature of our discussions, we wander into some pretty territory such as quitting smoking, parallels to music, and more.
Check out the Your Time, Your Way podcast episode here.
This is the third in a trilogy of discussions. Check out episodes one and two here.
Thank you Carl for having me on again!
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