Judge Yourself On This (Not That)…

For the last few years, I’ve used an application called Notion to record goals, track progress, manage projects and tasks, and store important information.

I use a customized version of Notion, designed by August Bradley, as my “Life Operating System.”

Yesterday, August ran a training for his clients to present a new version of his system and discuss goal-setting. He said this about goal-tracking:

“Judge yourself based on keeping the commitments, doing what you say you were going to do, doing the work and not on the outcome. Trust process. Process works, but you have to do the work.”

Whoa! ↑ That’s good! ↑

Let it sink in. I’ll give you a minute.

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I discussed August’s comment late yesterday with members of the Story Power Content Transformation Academy. Here’s what I said.

I have coached a lot of people who will express frustration about outcomes or lack thereof. And…when we dig into it…we go back to “What are the goals that you set? What are the routines and projects that you set underneath those to achieve the goals? Did you do the work to implement the projects and routines?” And the answer is (often) “no.”

When you judge the outcome, two things happen. One, you judge yourself, and you start telling yourself stories, consciously or subconsciously, that basically boil down to “I can’t do this.”

Or two, you blame forces beyond your control. “The software doesn’t work. The system doesn’t work. And so and so didn’t do such and such.”

This is all about setting up a process that on a daily basis requires action and fulfillment of commitments. At the end of the day, or at the end of the week, or at the end of the quarter, you judge yourself based on whether you did the work or not.

If you did the work, and you didn’t achieve the outcome you hoped, keep doing the work, the outcome will follow.

↑ That’s good, too. ↑
(If I do say so myself 😉)

Look, I don’t want to sound preachy or judgy.

But I want you to achieve your most aspirational goals. If you want to do this, you have to understand:

➡️ It’s not enough to set big goals and wing it.

➡️ It’s not enough to define projects and routines necessary to achieve goals and then do just some of the work.

➡️ And it’s not productive to blame yourself if you do the work but don’t achieve the outcome you desire.

All of this ↑ made me realize…

…my work is all about helping you design the right projects and routines and DO THE WORK.

That’s why I teach you ways to create content using a simple framework…

…so you (or your team) can consistently DO THE WORK without getting frustrated and stuck.

That’s why I offer AI-powered, all-in-one marketing software…

…so you (or your team) can consistently DO THE WORK without tech headaches.

The goal is simple: Attract more and better leads and land more clients — so you can skyrocket profits.

If you want to discover the projects/routines you need to achieve the goal and ways to do the work — without frustration and tech headaches — let’s talk.

Schedule a complimentary “PLAN-to-Prosper Strategy Session.”

During the session (live on Zoom), you’ll discuss with me your situation – what’s working and what’s not. I’ll diagnose problems and suggest ways to fix them. I’ll share actionable tips that you can implement NOW so the work feels simpler, and you can achieve your goals.

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