Goals
A threshold of stimulus must be achieved for a neuron to transmit a signal.
Imagine the game at the fair where you swing a sledgehammer hard enough to ring a bell.
Enough stimulus and the bell rings, too little and the bell remains unrung.
This process of achieving the stimulation threshold for neuronal action is called action potential.
While the firing of the neuron is what gets most attention, the achievement of action potential beforehand is equally important.
Goal setting, like neuronal firing, follows the principle of action potential.
Setting a goal and pursuing it is akin to the firing of a neuron.
The question often missed is what threshold of stimulus is necessary to achieve action potential?
You know what you want to achieve, but are you aware of what it will take for you to begin to act?
Goal setting is rooted in habit and behaviour change.
Defining the requisite action potential for a goal is essential to understanding the nature of behaviour change you want.
If your goal is the bell, are you willing to do the necessary work to be able to swing the sledgehammer?
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