Goal Setting: 101
The Lemon Drop: Perfecting Systems for Goal Mastery
Ever set ambitious goals only to find them slipping through your grasp? Let’s uncover what you’re missing!
In this Lemon Drop, we're about to unveil the secret to achieving your dreams: it's not just about setting goals but perfecting the systems that drive your success. In this edition, we'll explore the significance of goal-setting as a crucial starting point for accomplishment. However, we'll dive deep into the notion that genuine success lies in the refinement and optimization of the systems, processes, and routines that underpin these goals. Let's uncover how mastering these systems can lead to consistent progress and, ultimately, goal realization.
The Slice: Goals as Starting Points
It is the final Wednesday and Lemon Drop of 2023! We are on the tail end of the holiday season and I hope it has been an incredible one. This is a time where many of us reflect on the past twelve months. Acknowledging what we accomplished, what we are still working to accomplish, monumental moments that happened or what we could have done better. It is also a time where we start setting goals for 2024. Many with the “new year, new me” motto…It is a motto we need to kill.
From experience what I know is, this mindset sets you up for failure right away for two major reasons. One, you cannot just separate who you are, your daily habits, routines, etc. immediately because it is a new year. It is an unreasonable expectation for yourself.
Two, you write goals down for what you “want” to accomplish, rather than focusing on how you “will be” the person that can accomplish them. This loops back to evaluating where you are now (habits, routines, thoughts, words and actions) and what adjustments would have to be made to achieve your goal. In other words creating systems, the process, to get you to your end goal.
The key is these systems have to be reasonable for who you are now to become who you want to be. To get to the big picture, you have to develop the skills to master the work of art you desire to create.
In summary, setting goals really is like planting seeds for your future. They provide direction and purpose, motivating you to reach for new heights. But goals are just the beginning of your journey, not the destination. To reach your goals, you must perfect the systems that will carry you there.
The Squeeze: The Power of Systems
Goals are destinations, but systems are the vehicles that take you there. We'll explore how focusing on building effective systems and routines can be the key to unlocking consistent progress. Learn how these systems can provide the structure, discipline, and momentum needed to make your goals a reality.
Practical Pointers: Perfecting Your Systems
Goal Clarity: Start by setting clear and specific goals that align with your aspirations.
System Design: Create detailed systems and routines that support your goals.
Consistency: Implement your systems consistently, turning them into habits.
Feedback and Adjustment: Continuously evaluate and refine your systems for optimal efficiency.
Accountability: Share your goals and systems with someone who can hold you accountable.
The Sip: Sip Your Way to Success, One System at a Time
Success isn't about the goals you set; it's about the systems you perfect. Understand that setting goals is the first step on your journey, but it's the daily habits, routines, and processes—the systems—that will make those goals a reality. Embrace the idea that perfecting your systems is the true key to achieving the success you desire.
Until Next Week,
Kayla M Logue
Weekly Book Tease!
I am writing a book, Always Squeezing Lemons! Everything I am writing about evolves around “Taking Responsibility To Define Your Own Success”. Here is the concept from this Lemon Drop you can expect to see in my book…
Your goals are different (or at least should be different) from your friends, family, coworkers, etc., therefore what we define as success should be different as well.
P.S. I want to hear from you! Email me questions, thoughts or topics you would love to read about at kayla@kaylalogue.com.