The Wrong Way to Win: How Your Future Goals Are Sabotaging Your Success Today

A WorkWise HR Solutions Workshop for Sustainable Achievement

The Problem: We are taught that achieving goals is the key to happiness, but the data tells a different story. Research shows 92% of people fail to achieve their goals, and 80% of employees experience "productivity anxiety"—the feeling that there is always more to be done.

An obsessive focus on a distant finish line breeds stress, fuels the "Anxiety of the Gap," and often leads to the "Arrival Fallacy"—the feeling of emptiness right after a big win. This chronic stress sabotages well-being and hinders long-term strategic success.

The Paradigm Shift: Process Over Outcome

This workshop challenges the traditional goal-setting narrative. We shift the focus from a stressful, future-oriented outcome to a present-focused, joyful system of habits that guarantees sustainable progress.

What You Will Learn to Master:

1. System Design: Falling to the Level of Your System

Move beyond rigid, brittle goals that lead to failure. We introduce the power of building resilient systems. As James Clear says: "You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems." Learn to build the daily habits that guarantee long-term achievement.

2. Unitasking for Unprecedented Focus

Discover the cognitive science behind why multitasking is a myth and how rapid context-switching increases errors and stress levels. We provide practical techniques to apply intentional, single-task focus that re-wires your brain (Neuroplasticity) and significantly boosts performance.

3. The Anti-Burnout Toolkit

Gain actionable, practical tools to combat the emotional traps of ambition:

Re-framing: Shift from rigid goals to flexible, guiding Intentions.
The Power of Reflection: End the day by focusing on progress, not deficits, to combat burnout and re-ignite purpose (The opposite of the Arrival Fallacy).
Courage & Vulnerability: Embrace the idea that "Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it's having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome." (Brené Brown).

Who Should Attend?

This workshop is a critical intervention for leaders and teams committed to joyful sustainability:

Leaders & Managers looking to reduce team burnout and increase consistent output.
Existing HR Teams seeking evidence-based frameworks to promote mental health and well-being.
Professionals feeling the pressure of constant goal-setting and seeking a more sustainable, fulfilling path to success.

Stop Chasing. Start Achieving.

You’ll leave not with a new list of daunting goals, but with a new mindset and a tangible, present-focused action plan designed to improve health outcomes and drive meaningful results.

The Wrong Way to Win: How Your Future Goals Are Sabotaging Your Success