Thread by @chrishlad

92% of goals fail.

How to defy the odds and achieve your goals in 2022:

Ever since I was 13 years old, my Dad would tell me the same thing:

"Set a goal so big it'll blow your mind."

This isn't just a cliche that you can do anything you want in this world.

Small goals set limits on what you can achieve.

Here's why big goals matter:

1) You are forced out of your comfort zone

2) You are forced to find creative solutions because a "normal" approach won't work

3) Putting what you want into the world makes it more likely to happen

Now, big goals are a good first step.

But they miss a key part of the process.

Here is my 3 part system👇

1) Find your North Star

North Star = what you want

Make it specific.

Make it constrained to a time period.

Examples:

• Earn $1mm in 2022
• Add 10 pounds of muscle in 2022
• Make 5 new deep friendships in 2022

You now know what success is.

2) Find your Why

Why do you want this?

This the most important part of the exercise.

Because over the weeks and months, you will want to give up.

A strong Why is the difference between a failed New Year's resolution and achieving what you want.

3) Find your How

Now you know what you want and why you want it.

So how will you get there?

Build a system with monthly targets.

And weekly actions or daily habits.

A guide to making these habits stick:

https://twitter.com/chrishlad/status/1379430002391805958?s=20

Here's an example from my 2022 goals:

North Star: Meet 24 new "forces of nature" in 2022

"Forces of nature" = people with uncommon hustle and smarts. Immediately obvious they crush anything they set their mind too.

The Why:

• I get energy from meeting new people

• Conversations are the fastest way to learn

• Improve your network, improve your outcomes

The How:

• Send 1 new cold DM / week

• Organize an NYC meetup in Q1 2022

• Default to action: meet Twitter friends IRL, reach out when I love their content or company

To recap:

1) Set a North Star

2) Find your Why

3) Find your How

Lastly, focus ruthlessly on 5 goals or less.

The more goals you set, the less likely you are to achieve them.

And remember:

Your North Star is the destination.

But if you forget to enjoy the process you will end up achieving a goal and asking yourself:

Now, what?

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