Tendency to Settle for Less

A drifting goals structure results when two goal seeking structures attempting to resolve and based on the delay one may tend to settle for less.

Strategy

The two effective strategies for dealing with this structure are:

Disconnect the pressure to settle for less from what i want so it can’t cause the goal to drift;
Increase the rate at which there is progress toward what i have so there’s less time for the goal to drift.

The viability of either of either strategy will depend on the actual elements in the structure.