“The way to measure your progress is backward against where you started, not against your ideal.”
DAN SULLIVAN
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DAN SULLIVAN
Gradual increase + persistence = new habits
Small habits might not seem life-changing at first, but you will see huge progress compounding over time.
That’s exactly how you measure your goals, by looking backward. Goal progress should be measured by where you are now compared to where you used to be.
Stop chasing an impossible Ideal
We set up ideals that are often so far ahead from where we are right now that the ideal feel impossible to achieve.
This future ideal has been set up without really thinking about them, without really being engaged and inspired by getting to this ideal.
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