Unconventional Entrepreneur

Shannon Jean

It's true! Goals really are for losers.

Wait! Before you click that delete button, let me explain.

Goals make you a failure, most of the time.

When you set a goal, you immediately place yourself in a 'failure state' until you reach it, which can be draining and demoralizing.

Winners use Systems to find success.

But Systems by themselves are not enough.

Your systems need Milestones as road markers to be sure you are headed in the right direction.

If you do something every day, it's a system. If you are waiting to achieve it sometime in the future, it's a goal.

Want faster results in whatever you are working on?

Use Systems. Not Goals.

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Systems allow for flexibility and small wins that help propel you to more success.

Goals are stagnating and finite.

Goals can put you into a focus-trap that keeps you from seeing other opportunities.

Systems > Goals

"Goal-oriented people exist in a state of continuous pre-success failure at best and permanent failure at worst if things never work out.

Systems people succeed every time they apply their systems because they did what they intended to do."

Example:

Goal: I will write a book and publish it by the end of the year.

System: I will write for one hour per day.

The system opens up more opportunities.

You may post that one hour of writing on X occasionally. You can also post to your own blog, Substack, or Medium, allowing you to build an audience along the way.

Writing is the system, and publishing is the milestone. It doesnt matter where you publish; you are creating content for your book.

James Clear of Atomic Habits: "Goals determine your direction. Systems determine your progress."

With Systems, you can adjust, take advantage of more opportunities, and build small successes that propel you forward.

Embracing systems and dumping goals changed how my brain works and allowed me to create an uncommon life.

I'm sure this email will generate lots of responses - terrific! Tell me what I got right or wrong - what systems you are using and how I can improve.

Cheers to your success!

~ Shannon

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