Mindset: Goal setting
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Why you're building the wrong ladder to success
Dan Martell
September 25, 2023
Goal setting
9
Prospecting & outreach
7
Business models
6
- Start with Z — reverse-engineer the goal, skip the assumed path
- Chasing 100 nos daily beats targeting a handful of yeses
- Owners build machines; freelancers just optimize their own output
Four strategies for tackling the toughest challenges
Masters of Scale
September 19, 2023
Motivation
8
Case studies
7
Goal setting
5
- Design methodology can unlock systemic solutions at planetary scale.
- True allyship requires action and accountability, not words alone.
- Small sustained contributions compound into outsized generational impact.
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Eight key ideas from influential productivity books
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
September 11, 2023
Productivity & habits
9
Deep work & focus
8
Goal setting
6
- Productivity without purpose is just optimization for its own sake.
- Saying no — and doing fewer things — can get you promoted.
- Open loops in your mind, not workload, are the real source of stress.
Jon Acuff's goal ladder: turning vague ambitions into guaranteed results
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
September 4, 2023
Goal setting
10
Resilience & grit
6
- 96% of people feel they're not living up to their potential.
- Easy, middle, and guaranteed goals fill the uncrossable gap between start and finish.
- Resilience means trying again after the streak breaks, not grinding without pause.
Productivity & habits
Podcast
A four-month framework for reinventing your life from scratch
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
August 28, 2023
Productivity & habits
9
Deep work & focus
7
Goal setting
5
- Fall, not January, is the right time to reinvent your life
- Discipline and values must come before vision or goal-setting
- The passion mindset causes endless career-switching — craftsman mindset fixes it
Fall in love with the process, not the destination
GaryVee
August 24, 2023
Goal setting
8
Long-term planning
6
- The penthouse never tastes as good as you imagine it will
- Patience and humility are built in the daily grind, not at the top
- GaryVee is betting 20 years on collectible IP rivalling Pokemon
Five strategies to transform your life and raise your standards
Dan Martell
August 21, 2023
Goal setting
7
Motivation
6
- Your income and health reflect your identity, not your effort.
- Make your old ceiling the new floor to break recurring plateaus.
- Public accountability and a coach outperform private willpower every time.
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Time Management Essentials: Building Purpose-Driven Productivity
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
July 31, 2023
Productivity & habits
9
Time management
8
Goal setting
7
- Start with purpose and vision, not your calendar, to make time management stick.
- Distinguish boulders (non-urgent but vital), big rocks (urgent and important), pebbles to prioritize ruthlessly.
- Seven to nine hours of sleep is the ultimate productivity hack most people dismiss.
Rob Walling on focus, knowledge exposure, and the luck mindset
Startups For the Rest of Us
July 25, 2023
Goal setting
9
Resilience & grit
7
Niche selection
6
- Choosing comfortable work over needle-moving work is the key failure mode.
- Knowing a thing exists matters more than knowing how to do it yet.
- Calling success 'lucky' is a mindset that stops founders from shipping.
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Four strategies to build confidence from self-doubt
Dan Martell
July 17, 2023
Identity & self-belief
9
Productivity & habits
6
Goal setting
5
- Breaking private commitments to yourself silently destroys confidence
- Volume of reps matters more than quality when starting out
- Helping others for free is the fastest way to feel capable
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Self-love, accountability, and cutting out negativity
GaryVee
June 22, 2023
Identity & self-belief
9
Goal setting
5
- Recognising you lack self-love means you're already ahead of most people
- Fix your environment first: cut negative people, flood inputs with positivity
- Radical accountability — owning everything — multiplies your quality of life
Five-step system for setting and achieving goals reliably
Dan Martell
May 29, 2023
Goal setting
9
Productivity & habits
8
Motivation
6
- Daily standards — not motivation — make goals inevitable
- Commit money and public accountability to lock in execution
- Defer rewards you already want and tie them to milestones
Using a vivid vision to set goals and overcome obstacles
Cameron Herold
May 10, 2023
Goal setting
9
Resilience & grit
7
Productivity & habits
6
- Write a 3-year vivid vision before worrying about how to achieve it.
- Expect obstacles — anticipating them strips their power to derail you.
- Fundamentals beat hacks: apply what you know before seeking the next tip.
Napoleon's mind: destiny, genius, and the will to act
Founders
May 8, 2023
Goal setting
9
Resilience & grit
8
Case studies
7
- Sacrifice everything — comfort, happiness, self-interest — to fulfill your destiny
- Luck is the ability to exploit accidents; genius is doing it consistently
- Someone will always pay the full price to win; don't underestimate them
Breaking out of a life rut by defining success on your own terms
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
April 4, 2023
Goal setting
9
Identity & self-belief
7
- Feeling trapped despite ticking every success box is the real rut
- Most people are living someone else's definition of success on autopilot
- The RUT framework: Recognize, Understand, Take action and measure