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Systems vs. goals
- If you do something every day, it’s a system.
- If you’re waiting to achieve it someday in the future, it’s a goal.
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A system is...
- Something you do on a regular basis that increases your odds of success regardless of the immediate outcome.
- A collection of goals, tools, habits, and methods is not the same as a purposeful system.
- A working system allows you to reduce your tasks to a mana...
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To build an effective system...
- Take yourself mentally from step one all the way to the final step.
- At each step, ask yourself what tools, resources, information, or people you might need access to.
- Put them in a designated space or build in the easiest possible method for getting wha...
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Systems Instead Of Goals
Setting a goal is easy, just like marking a date on the calendar. The real challenge is always the willingness to accept what we need to do daily to achieve those goals.
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