Taking Action on Turning Your Goals Into a Process
Yesterday I made the case for why I think goals are overrated. It comes down to a simple scenario with two types of people.
- The first type is a person with a goal, but no process to progress towards that goal.
- The second type is a person who has a process to make progress, but no end goal.
Who do you think will ultimately be more successful? Unquestionably it’s the person with a process to make progress with no end goal. Surely, this is obvious right? At least it is for me.
If you agree, then you also must agree that you should spend more time thinking about your processes to make progress than you do thinking about your goals. Furthermore, if you currently have a goal with no process then today is the day to commit to defining your process, and then start executing it. Here’s how in 6 steps:
- First, break down the activities or skills required to progress towards your goal into 3 or 4 essentials.
- Identify the things that correlate directly with these essentials that come easy to you because you either enjoy it or because it’s effortless (your strengths).
- Identify the activities or skills that correlate directly with these essentials that don’t come easy to you because you don’t enjoy it or because you find it difficult (your weaknesses).
- Create a daily routine that incorporates one or more of your strengths from #2.
- Create three different weekly routines to be done on three different days that leverage your strengths from #2 in a way that helps your overcome the most essential weakness from #3.
- Finally, create a monthly routine to measure progress, get feedback from outside mentors, and make adjustments.
If this seems complex, then let me help you as this is what I do. I will help you take your goals and define a clear process using the steps above.
If you are ready to take action on turning your goals into a process, contact me here.