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Problems with goals

Yes, You heard it right! There are some problems with goals

Achieving a goal is only a momentary change.

Achieving a goal only changes your life for the moment. It is always better to build a habit of cleaning your room daily instead of hoping for another burst of motivation to do it.

Winners and losers have the same goals.

Yes, winners and losers have the same goal but the difference between them is how they do it (System). Losing something is not bad until you make it a habit, right? So focus on the system will improve you as well as the chances of winning after the goal.

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The System

The system is a regular pattern of your life. The "How to do it". Systems are best for making progress.

A handful of problems arise when you spend too much time thinking about your goals and not enough time designing your systems.

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Forget about goals

Have you hoped for a burst of motivation to do any task? If yes, then you should not focus on your goals, focus on your system instead. The only way to actually win is to get better each day. If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead.

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Are goals completely useless?

Of course not, Goals are good for setting a direction. People endeavour to reach goals within a finite time by setting deadlines but some people didn't make it on time.

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Fall in love with System

I'm not saying that goals are useless but what I'm saying is goals are good for planning your progress and systems are good for actually making progress. Mr. Gary Vee advises everyone to love the process of doing and learn from that. 😎

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Problems with goals

Problem-1: Winners and losers have the same goals, if having really ambitious goals was the only thing then everybody would have won the 100m Olympic race
Problem-2: Achieving a goal is just a momentary change but having good habits are a lifetime achievement
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Focus on System; not on Goals

Winners and Losers have the same Goal but the difference is in their System. Achieving a goal is a monetary thing and goals also restrict our happiness.

Goals are just important for setting up the direction.

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Problem With Goals

What if you have only Goals, and no Systems?

Win/Lose - Successful and unsuccessful people share the same goals.
Momentary Change - Achieving a goal changes your life only for a moment.
Either/ Or Conflict - Either you ...

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