Thread by @thealexbanks

Everyone talks about goals.

But systems are what win you the game.

6 steps to create your own life-changing systems:

Elon Musk said that Tesla doesn't make cars.

Telsa makes factories that make cars.

Tesla invests in building factories (the system) that makes building great cars (the result) inevitable.

A byproduct of the action.

They posted a blog article in 2016 about why their factories deserve more attention than their cars.

The factory becomes more of a product than the product itself.

• Move away from goal setting
• Move towards system building

You see system building with great people too.

Bill Walsh the great American football coach said:

"The score takes care of itself."

Because it's all too easy getting lost in the result.

By focusing on the score you lose focus on the game.

But if you focus on the game, the score will take care of itself.

How can you do this?

Track the key results of your system to make your objectives measurable.

What key performance indicators (KPIs) do you need to hit?

My Twitter objective at the beginning of 2022 was 25,000 followers.

But the objective is useless without tracking your key results:

1. Define the action– Posting a thread

2. Quantify the action– 2x per week

3. Specify the action– Mondays & Fridays

4. Measure the action– 8 threads in February

5. Reflect on the action– Did I hit my key results?

6. Iterate the action– Improve and design new action

Too many focus on the score.

You must focus on your inputs.

99% of success is doing what you plan on doing.

But you can't trust motivation.

Build systems and stick to them.

You fall to the level of your systems.

To do this you must change your world view.

"When you view the world as a series of outputs, you form opinions. When you view the world as a series of systems, you form strategies." – Channing Allen

Pivot from:

Outputs + Opinions → Systems + Strategies.

TL,DR:

1. Define the action
2. Quantify the action
3. Specify the action
4. Measure the action
5. Reflect on the action
6. Iterate the action

So focus on your inputs and the score will take care of itself.

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