Write your 2020 goals, then forget about them

Write your 2020 goals, then forget about them | 4 ways a grit mindset can help you succeed | Start the new decade with a new business strategy Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( December 19, 2019 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading Edge [] [Write your 2020 goals, then forget about them]( Our best ideas often come when we're doing something else like taking a shower or working out, so Scott Eblin recommends writing down 2020 goals and then not thinking about them. "I'll pretty much guarantee you that over the holidays you're going to have some great ideas pop into your head about the steps you should take to follow through on your list," he writes. 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"Businesses must be alive to these changes and think about how they can exploit them to gain competitive advantage and attract the top talent," he writes. [Human Resources Director (New Zealand)]( (12/18) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] In Their Own Words [] [Female mega cruise ship captain thinks like a CEO]( Female mega cruise ship captain thinks like a CEO Celebrity Edge (Sebastien Salom Gomis/AFP via Getty Images) As only the fifth woman to command a mega cruise ship, Kate McCue says she approaches her job like a CEO, complete with running a business, being in meetings and living on call for three months straight. No two days are alike, she says, and the close quarters and long hours bring crew members closer at sea than most people are on land. 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