{"id":3101,"date":"2026-01-13T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/makeanddesign.com\/?p=3101"},"modified":"2026-01-21T21:29:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T21:29:29","slug":"548-goal-setting-made-simple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/makeanddesign.com\/?p=3101","title":{"rendered":"548 &#8211; Goal Setting Made Simple"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-18287571\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2040698\/episodes\/18287571-episode-548-goal-setting-made-simple.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-18287571&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Carina walks you through simple ways to make goal planning productive. 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