Why I don't set goals anymore

Jul 11, 2023 7:00 pm

If you are like 92% of people who set goals each year but failed to achieve any of them then this email might be helpful to you.


Fuck Goals and Focus on the process! like Gary Vee says


As humans we’ve been wired to believe that to achieve better things in life, we need to set better goals.


And so, we go ahead and set specific, measurable goals such as:


  • I want to lose 30 pounds by May.
  • This year, I want to publish 100 blog posts.
  • This year, I’m going to read 24 books.
  • In the next 6 months, I will launch my YouTube channel and grow it to 1,000 subscribers.


These are nice goals to have and there are even measurable but why do people still failed to reached them


Here’s the thing:


The results of these goals have everything to do with the systems you have in place to achieve those goals.


Goals are the targets you want to achieve while systems is the processes you put in place to help you achieve them.


If we further break it down:


  1. Goals tell you where you want to go; they’re focused on tomorrow.
  2. Systems tell you what you need to do every day to get there; they’re focused on today.


And that’s why you don’t need better goals, you need better systems


The challenge with setting goals is that they remove you for the present and take you into the future.


You end up spending more energy on setting goals than you do on planning and creating systems that would facilitate your achievement.


So, what exactly are systems?


If your goal is to lose 30 pounds by month X, then your system is how you build a lifestyle that makes it easy for you to commit to daily exercise and healthy eating.


If your goal is to write and publish 100 blog posts before the end of the year, then your system is how and when you brainstorm, write, edit and publish.


A system is designed to make it easy for you to regularly repeat the necessary tasks that will help accomplish your goals. It asks this simple question:


When looking at it this way, you come to realize that while goals are essential for setting direction, it’s in the level of your systems that you make progress through the journey


The secret to building a great system is to focus on small consistent wins.


There are two keywords to highlight: small and consistent.


  • Do you want to lose 30 pounds by May? Eat two healthy meals [small] per day [consistent] and exercise for 30 minutes [small] every other day [consistent].
  • Do you want to publish 100 blog posts this year? Publish 2 articles per week [small] and block 5 writing sessions on your weekly calendar [consistent].
  • Do you want to read 24 books this year? Read one book every 2 weeks [small] and read for an hour every morning before you go to the office [consistent].


Small, consistent steps are the secret to creating big, sustainable changes.


Now if you want me to hop on a call with you where we discuss your goals and come up with the best systems that fit your business.


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Have a good day.


PBUY,


Benson.



 

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