Goal Setting – Relax, It's Retirement Podcast

Retirement Success Through Discipline and Goal-Setting with Pete Belcastro, CFP® (Ep. 41)

By Relax It's Retirement-Podcast | March 12, 2024

In a world filled with distractions and temptations, discipline stands as a beacon of consistency and success, guiding us toward our goals and aspirations. Whether in financial planning, health routines, or personal growth, discipline forms the foundation for long-term achievement and fulfillment.

Today on Relax, It’s Retirement, Josh and Pete Belcastro, CFP®, talk about discipline in various aspects of life, drawing parallels between maintaining financial discipline and personal habits. Using personal anecdotes, they emphasize the importance of setting realistic goals, committing to long-term strategies, and seeking professional guidance to achieve financial success in retirement. They discuss the three-bucket approach to retirement planning, emphasizing the significance of consistent contributions and staying invested for long-term growth.

The conversation touches on the value of discipline in navigating market fluctuations and resisting short-term impulses. The episode concludes with insights on the positive impact of discipline in achieving financial goals and the benefit of seeking professional advice for retirement planning.

Key topics include:

The concept of discipline in various aspects of life, including health decisions and financial planning for retirement.
Why setting realistic expectations, consistent behavior, and long-term goals to achieve success is important.
Discipline’s role in investing, and the need for a disciplined approach to navigate market volatility and achieve financial goals.
How discipline can help achieve financial security for retirement.
Negative connotations associated with discipline and how it can actually lead to positive outcomes and personal growth.
The challenges of maintaining discipline and the benefits of setting disciplined goals
And more

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Goal Setting for the New Year (And How to Stay Accountable) (Ep. 9)

By Relax It's Retirement-Podcast | January 3, 2023

New year, new you… At least until around March.

Isn’t that always how it goes? Most of us set some goals but fall off the wagon not too long after. We get it.

In this episode, Josh Leonard talks about the challenges of staying accountable and on track with your New Year’s resolutions. He shares some tips and tricks for how to overcome these VERY common challenges.

Josh discusses:

His New Year resolutions and how he plans to stay on track for achieving them
The SMART goals framework, how it works and why it works
The importance of staying accountable to achieve your goals
Some creative ways to make goal-setting a fun process
And more