The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
You can be grateful for what you have and still strive for more. The duality of gratitude and success is a difficult concept to grasp, but understanding it is invaluable in both your success and well-being.
On the Grateful Podcast, Jack and his guests explain how everyone has opportunities and choices to go after the life they want, and they owe it to themselves to do just that. You must recognize and be grateful for what you have in order to get the best out of yourself moving forward.
There are conversations ranging from business to mental health and everything in between as well.
The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Why You're Setting Goals WRONG (and how to fix it) | 89
You’ve hit your goals—but why does it still feel like something’s missing?
In this solo episode, Jack Wagoner flips the script on traditional goal setting and reveals why chasing external achievements will never bring the fulfillment you’re looking for. From his own story of getting into Northeastern to reaching 10K podcast downloads, Jack shares the harsh truth: our goals aren’t broken—our relationship with them is.
This episode explores:
• Why outcomes never lead to lasting peace
• How to reverse-engineer your life based on how you want to feel
• The “Be → Do → Have” model that actually works
• How to escape the empty high of constant achievement
• A practical challenge to help you redefine your goals today
Whether you’re chasing success, growth, or clarity—this episode will help you ground your ambition in presence, alignment, and lasting fulfillment.
The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 89
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Chapters:
00:00 Redefining Goals: The Problem with Traditional Goal Setting
02:32 The Emotional Connection: Why Feelings Matter More
05:19 Be, Do, Have: A New Approach to Achieving Fulfillment
08:07 Shifting Focus: From Outcomes to Feelings
10:47 Living in the Present: Balancing Gratitude and Ambition
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b
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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.
