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Feb 24, 2024 14 tweets 5 min read Read on X
Shohei Ohtani is the best baseball player in the world.

What most people don't know is he's been using a forgotten system of goal setting since he’s been in high school.

It's called the Harada Method & here's how it will help you achieve your biggest goals: Image
Takashi Harada was a high school track & field coach at the worst school in Osaka, Japan.

After years studying the world's best coaches, he created his own system.

His school went from being dead last to the #1 school in Japan producing 13 gold medal winners during his span. Image
Shohei Ohtani studied under Mr. Suzuki who was a student of Harada's.

Here is Shohei Otani's list of goals as well as his map of how to get there.

What he has accomplished seems surreal & almost magical but it was planned all along.
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The Harada Method works because it helps you turn something intangible (a goal) into a tangible process.

It's about self reliance & practicality.

Any goal can be made a reality but most don't know how to plan for it.

Here's how to do it:
Step 1 is to answer questions based on self reliance.

It's a gauge to see how self reliant you are and gives you a baseline with which to work with.

Once you find your baseline your goal is to improve upon them.

The questions can be accessed at the images below:
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Step 2 is to create your long term goal.

This is your north star where your actions will be directed towards.

It will organize your goals, purposes, self analysis, and action plan.
Step 3 is to analyze your obstacles to success.

Once you do that you then create countermeasures to solve those obstacles before they happen.

This helps you plan tasks and routines to achieve the goal when the going gets rough.
Step 4 is to create an Open 64 chart.

The Open 64 is a framework for coming up with tasks and routines you need to accomplish the goal.

You create 8 pillars that will serve as principles to your achievement.

Around those fill in the tasks needed to achieve them. Image
Here is Shohei's Open 64 chart from high school.

While his main goal was to get drafted 1st overall in the MLB he achieved something even greater than that.

He got signed to a $30 million contract by the Anaheim Angels. Image
Step 5 is to create a checklist of routines.

It's not enough to set a goal. You must set a system of habits that will make the goal an inevitability.

Have a list you check daily to ensure you're hitting the actions you need to make your vision a reality. Image
Step 6 is to keep a daily performance journal.

The journal is broken down into tasks to be completed & reflection on your performance at the end of the day.

The journal is meant as a way to build self awareness while keeping you in line with your target. Image
The final step is to get a coach & support.

We cannot achieve things on our own.

Find a coach who can help you achieve success faster and stay accountable.

Find people around you who can support and assist you on the way to achieving your goal.
At the age of 28, Shohei Ohtani signed a 10 year / $700,000,000 contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers

Yes, he is talented but talent is worthless without a vision, a plan & work ethic.

Do you have a big goal to achieve?

Use this system, take action & see what happens. Image
It's not enough to set goals. You must create a plan for them and you've got one.

Here's to you making your biggest dreams a reality.

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