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https://thesystemsthinker.com/wp-content/uploads/images/ln-products/Screen Shot 2014-08-19 at 12.14.43 PM.png568243he establishment of a goal is generally based on a place or state one wants to be at in the future, as compared to where one is currently in the present. The variance, or gap, between the current state and the desired future state is then used to create motivation for the activity required to […]