{"id":6298,"date":"2011-07-31T05:54:11","date_gmt":"2011-07-31T09:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=6298"},"modified":"2011-07-31T05:54:11","modified_gmt":"2011-07-31T09:54:11","slug":"keep-your-goals-to-yourself-derek-sivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/6298\/keep-your-goals-to-yourself-derek-sivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep Your Goals To Yourself &#8211; Derek Sivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--copy and paste--><object width=\"425\" height=\"300\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"\/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><param name=\"bgColor\" value=\"#ffffff\"><\/param><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talk\/stream\/2010G\/Blank\/DerekSivers_2010G-320k.mp4&#038;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/DerekSivers-2010G.embed_thumbnail.jpg&#038;vw=512&#038;vh=288&#038;ap=0&#038;ti=947&#038;lang=eng&#038;introDuration=15330&#038;adDuration=4000&#038;postAdDuration=830&#038;adKeys=talk=derek_sivers_keep_your_goals_to_yourself;year=2010;theme=how_we_learn;theme=a_taste_of_tedglobal_2010;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=unconventional_explanations;theme=how_the_mind_works;event=TEDGlobal+2010;tag=personal+growth;tag=storytelling;tag=success;&#038;preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;\" \/><\/object><br \/>\nAfter hitting on a brilliant new life plan, our first instinct is to tell someone, but Derek Sivers says it&#8217;s better to keep goals secret. 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