# Why you should stop setting goals (yes, really)

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2023
- Speaker: Emmanuel Acho
- Year: 2023
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/emmanuel_acho_why_you_should_stop_setting_goals_yes_really)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In athletics, in business, in life, everyone sets goals. But that's not the way to excel, according to former NFL player Emmanuel Acho, now an author and TV sports analyst. Here's what he says to do instead.

## Lectures

1. [Why you should stop setting goals (yes, really)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/emmanuel_acho_why_you_should_stop_setting_goals_yes_really/57a77f297207), 12 min (TED's player)