<p><em>"Success in achieving your goals does not come from giant leaps, but from consistent steps. Set your sights, work daily, and let each effort build the path to your dreams."</em> ~ TheVisionary</p><p>Goals often fail for a variety of reasons, some of which are common across people and situations, but not limited to the following:</p><p><strong> 1. Lack of Clarity. </strong></p><p>Goals that are vague or unclear can be hard to pursue. When a goal is not specific, it becomes challenging to focus on what exactly needs to be done.</p><p><strong> 2. Unrealistic Expectations. </strong></p><p>Setting goals that are too ambitious can lead to frustration and burnout. If the goals are beyond what’s achievable with the resources and time available, they’re more likely to fail.</p><p><strong>3. Lack of Motivation or Interest. </strong></p><p>If a goal doesn’t resonate with personal values or interests, it's easy to lose motivation. Goals that are imposed externally, or that don’t have personal meaning, are often abandoned.</p><p><strong> 4. Poor Planning. </strong></p><p>Without a clear, actionable plan, goals can feel overwhelming. A step-by-step approach is necessary to stay on track and make progress.</p><p><strong>5. Lack of Accountability. </strong></p><p>Having someone or something to keep you accountable can boost motivation. Without this, it’s easier to procrastinate or give up on goals.</p><p><strong>6. Negative Mindset and Self-Doubt. </strong></p><p>Self-doubt, fear of failure, or a fixed mindset can hinder progress. These mental barriers often lead people to give up when they encounter challenges.</p><p><strong> 7. Failure to Track Progress. </strong></p><p>When progress isn’t tracked, it’s hard to see how far you’ve come or what adjustments are needed. Tracking small wins can help maintain motivation.</p><p><strong> 8. No Time Management. </strong></p><p>Goals often require time commitment, and if time isn’t managed well, tasks get pushed aside. Proper time management is essential for consistent progress.</p><p><strong> 9. Distractions and Lack of Focus. </strong></p><p>Distractions, whether external (like social media) or internal (like overthinking), can take attention away from the goal. Consistent focus is essential for achieving meaningful goals.</p><p><strong>10. Inflexibility to Adapt. </strong></p><p>Life circumstances change, and if a plan isn’t flexible, it may not hold up when situations change. Goals need to be adaptable so that progress can still be made, even if the approach needs to shift.</p><p>Giving a close look at this can help you achieve more goals </p>
At the end of the month, we give out prizes in 3 categories: Best Content, Top Engagers and
Most Engaged Content.
Best Content
We give out cash prizes to 7 people with the best insights in the past month. The 7 winners are picked
by an in-house selection process.
The winners are NOT picked from the leaderboards/rankings, we choose winners based on the quality, originality
and insightfulness of their content.
Top Engagers
For the Top Engagers Track, we award the top 3 people who engage the most with other user's content via
comments.
The winners are picked using the "Monthly Engagers" tab on the rankings page.
Most Engaged Content
The Most Engaged Content recognizes users whose content received the most engagement during the month.
We pick the top 3.
The winners are picked using the "Monthly Contributors" tab on the rankings page.
Here are a few other things to know for the Best Content track
1
Quality over Quantity — You stand a higher chance of winning by publishing a few really good insights across the entire month,
rather than a lot of low-quality, spammy posts.
2
Share original, authentic, and engaging content that clearly reflects your voice, thoughts, and opinions.
3
Avoid using AI to generate content—use it instead to correct grammar, improve flow, enhance structure, and boost clarity.
4
Explore audio content—high-quality audio insights can significantly boost your chances of standing out.
5
Use eye-catching cover images—if your content doesn't attract attention, it's less likely to be read or engaged with.
6
Share your content in your social circles to build engagement around it.
Contributor Rankings
The Contributor Rankings shows the Top 20 Contributors on TwoCents a monthly and all-time basis.
The all-time ranking is based on the Contributor Score, which is a measure of all the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
The monthly score sums the score on all your insights in the past 30 days. The monthly and all-time scores are calcuated DIFFERENTLY.
This page also shows the top engagers on TwoCents — these are community members that have engaged the most with other user's content.
Contributor Score
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate your contributor score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
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Comments (excluding replies)
5
Upvotes
6
Views
1
Number of insights published
2
Subscriptions received
3
Tips received
Below is a list of badges on TwoCents and their designations.
Comments