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The road to failure is paved with good intentions · MSKMag OutLoud

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  The road to failure is paved with good intentions written by
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  Nicola Graham.
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  We've all heard the following words before and if we're honest
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  probably even said
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  SPEAKER_00: them ourselves.
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  SPEAKER_00: Don't worry I'll do my exercises at home.
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  SPEAKER_00: I've got an incredible idea for a new venture.
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  SPEAKER_00: I really need to spend more time on the business, not just in it.
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  SPEAKER_00: There's statements of optimism and enthusiasm,
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  SPEAKER_00: small bursts of conviction that feel productive,
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  SPEAKER_00: but more often than not they don't lead to the outcomes we expect.
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  SPEAKER_00: We can all relate to the patients who fall behind on their rehab,
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  SPEAKER_00: leaders who struggle to make impact,
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  or aspiring entrepreneurs with great ideas that stay on the
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  shelf collecting dust.
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  SPEAKER_00: Why does this occur?
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  SPEAKER_00: Because of the intention-action gap,
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  the space and disconnect between what people intend to do and
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  what actually gets
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  SPEAKER_00: Good intentions are wonderful, but they don't create results.
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  SPEAKER_00: And while this may sound painfully obvious,
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  it's one of the most overlooked truths in human performance and
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  business alike.
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  Simplicity is deceptive,
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  especially when it challenges our human behavior.
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  SPEAKER_00: In Moscow's little rehab,
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  SPEAKER_00: leadership and entrepreneurship,
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  we consistently see people substitute the feeling of intention
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  for the discipline
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  SPEAKER_00: of execution.
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  SPEAKER_00: Busyness becomes the narrative,
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  SPEAKER_00: output masquerades as outcome,
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  SPEAKER_00: and genuine progress quietly slips out of reach.
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  SPEAKER_00: So what's the antidote to consider?
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  SPEAKER_00: Over the past year,
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  I've continued to focus on a deceptively simple three-part
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  framework that has
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  SPEAKER_00: clarified how to bridge the gap between good intentions and real results.
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  SPEAKER_00: One, clarity of outcome.
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  SPEAKER_00: Be explicit about where you want to end up.
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  SPEAKER_00: What specifically do you want to achieve