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Goals play an important role in personal growth. But if attention on our goals and our future dominate our focus, the quality of our present-moment awareness may be diminished and therefore vulnerable to negative self-talk, frustration, disappointment, or even self-loathing. Use of this Mindful Pause is important to navigate tendencies, monitor impressions, and ultimately sustain the inner peace that guards our mood and energy.