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forget the goal, focus on the system

forget the goal, focus on the system

  • If you are a coach, your goal may be to win. your system consists of recruiting players, setting up assistant coaches, and doing coach training

To get better results, forget your goals instead focus on your system.



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  1. result
  2. Proces
  3. Identity

our first mistake is trying to change something but the wrong target. To understand what I mean, you can think of it like the layers in an onion.

  • The first layer composes your result. ...

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1% better every day

1% better every day

1% worse every day for a year. 0.99³⁶⁵=00.03

1% better every day for a year. 1.01³⁶⁵=37.78

  • Habits are compound interest in self-improvement

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  • Habits are compound interest in the process of self-improvement. getting 1% better every day contributes to big long term progress.
  • you did not reach the target level. you fall on the system level

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  • The third and deepest layer is changing your identity. This layer is concerned with changing beliefs: your view of the world, your self-image, your judgment of yourself and others, most of the beliefs, assumptions, and tendencies you hold are linked to this layer....

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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.

But System is important for moving along that direction and...

Discipline 1: Focus on a wildly important goal (WIG)

When it comes to setting goals, focus all your attention on one wildly important goal at a time. In doing so, you will execute better than if you spread yourself too thinly. 

Choosing the right WIG:

  • Brainstorm possible WIGs.

Focus on one goal

Focus on one goal

This is the most powerful way of achieving your goals.

When you try to take on many goals at once, you’re spreading thin your focus and energy — the two critical components for achieving a goal.

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