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The Hierarchy of Getting Shit Done
(How to set big goals and actually achieve them)
*THREAD*
(How to set big goals and actually achieve them)
*THREAD*
1) Top of the pyramid: Vision
In order to become the person you want to become
You need to KNOW who you want to become, right?
You need to know what kind of lifestyle you want to live.
4 hour work weeks living in a beach house?
Huge plot of land + farm + family?
In order to become the person you want to become
You need to KNOW who you want to become, right?
You need to know what kind of lifestyle you want to live.
4 hour work weeks living in a beach house?
Huge plot of land + farm + family?
Take 20 minutes
Sit down with a paper and pen
Write out what YOU would like to see as your future lifestyle
What climate do you want to live in?
How much money do you want to make?
How does your fitness/physique look?
Do you want a family? How big?
Sit down with a paper and pen
Write out what YOU would like to see as your future lifestyle
What climate do you want to live in?
How much money do you want to make?
How does your fitness/physique look?
Do you want a family? How big?
2) Anti Vision
This one is simple
From all of those questions above, answer in the opposite way
Where do you NOT want to live?
How much money is NOT enough?
In short, what do you want to stay far away from?
This should scare the shit out of you.
This one is simple
From all of those questions above, answer in the opposite way
Where do you NOT want to live?
How much money is NOT enough?
In short, what do you want to stay far away from?
This should scare the shit out of you.
3) Reverse Engineering (Goals)
Now, we know what we want (and what we don't)
The only logical thing to do would be reverse engineering it
The best way to do that is with time specific goals
Now, we know what we want (and what we don't)
The only logical thing to do would be reverse engineering it
The best way to do that is with time specific goals
Our big goals will be
- 10 year goals
- 5 year goals
- 1 year goals
Where do you want to be physically & financially by then?
What degree of the lifestyle you want to live can you achieve by then?
Make these a *tad* out of reach, not too easy - but not unrealistic
- 10 year goals
- 5 year goals
- 1 year goals
Where do you want to be physically & financially by then?
What degree of the lifestyle you want to live can you achieve by then?
Make these a *tad* out of reach, not too easy - but not unrealistic
4) Refine
From the larger goals, break them down into monthly goals
I usually do this at the end of every month (not along with the other goals)
Same goes for weekly goals
This is probably sounding like a lot right now - but weekly reviews of your progress are powerful
From the larger goals, break them down into monthly goals
I usually do this at the end of every month (not along with the other goals)
Same goes for weekly goals
This is probably sounding like a lot right now - but weekly reviews of your progress are powerful
5) Daily actions
THIS is where the magic happens
You know exactly where you want to be 1, 5, 10, 50 years from now
But what actually move the needle forward?
The things you do on a daily basis.
THIS is where the magic happens
You know exactly where you want to be 1, 5, 10, 50 years from now
But what actually move the needle forward?
The things you do on a daily basis.
We aren't going to focus too much on your entire todo list
We are mainly focused on high priority tasks
The tasks that will help you achieve your weekly, monthly, yearly, etc goals
These can be repetitive, or one off
We are mainly focused on high priority tasks
The tasks that will help you achieve your weekly, monthly, yearly, etc goals
These can be repetitive, or one off
6) Example - Money
Let's focus on a money example
Your monthly goal is making $5000 out of your job
Lets say you are a freelancer and you charge $2500
You need 2 clients in 1 month
Let's focus on a money example
Your monthly goal is making $5000 out of your job
Lets say you are a freelancer and you charge $2500
You need 2 clients in 1 month
Your high priority *daily action* would be to cold email / DM prospects for an hour every morning
This alone would put you on track to hitting your monthly goal
This alone would put you on track to hitting your monthly goal
7) Example - fitness
Pretty straightforward
You want to lose 60 pounds in a year, 5 pounds a month
Each day, you need to eat X amount of food, move X amount, and lift X amount
Pretty straightforward
You want to lose 60 pounds in a year, 5 pounds a month
Each day, you need to eat X amount of food, move X amount, and lift X amount
8) Morning + Focus
Overall, your MAIN focus should be on your daily actions
These should be done in the morning - or, when your energy is highest so you can focus
For most, this is the morning
No distractions, just knocking priority tasks out before the world even wakes up
Overall, your MAIN focus should be on your daily actions
These should be done in the morning - or, when your energy is highest so you can focus
For most, this is the morning
No distractions, just knocking priority tasks out before the world even wakes up
Final thoughts:
One last thing you can, and should, do
Remind yourself of your vision / anti vision on a regular basis
This will help you see "the light at the end of the tunnel" if things start getting overwhelming
One last thing you can, and should, do
Remind yourself of your vision / anti vision on a regular basis
This will help you see "the light at the end of the tunnel" if things start getting overwhelming
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Thanks for reading,
- Dan
Thanks for reading,
- Dan
