what are the crucial points in this article or video that make it iconic, ideas i want to remember for the rest of my life? 1. 2. 3.
he’s been reading the 12 week year which changed the way he looked at setting goals and hence the title of this vlog is how i set goals and systems - which i think can be an interesting method to dive more into.
he had a conversation with another creator friend of his, about how bringing a proper tripod alone will allow for much better shots, but only when we stop caring about what others think - and i honestly think it’s not so easy to just say ignore what others thing, it’s simple but it’s not easy.
they also talked a little about goal setting and how it’s so important that metrics alone isn’t something that we should aim for, it can be the north star and something you check from time to time but it shouldn’t be your why or sole reason for creating - love the process and reap the rewards as it comes.
he’ll be doing a think week by bill gates soon
setting your goals based on a 12 week timeline, instead of looking at things annually, condense those visions into 12 week goals
for example, if the vision is 100k subscribers, then the goal is to be consistent, and to minimally post once a week on youtube. similarly for short form and other platforms or skills, whatever that daily mvp is, we have to be intentional about it.
so that within the timespan of 12 weeks, there’s a much higher chance we will hit our goals because we are more intentional everyday and also there’s evidence online that shows that we humans just work better when there’s a shorter limit and time crunch - the problem with annual goals, is that 12 months or one year is such a long timeframe, that most of the time even if we don’t keep up the first few months, we still feel that there is time to catch up, and like most people, sooner or later it’ll be the end of the year and another year of our life is gone, and again back to the drawing board, rinse and repeat.
and if you do fail or not achieve your goal within the 12 weeks, you will know that it’s perhaps a problem with the goal and not the effort itself - for example, if you want to earn 10k dollars at the end of 12 weeks, but you’re not investing and you’re not doing any side hustle, but your only plan is to do a part time job that pays $12/h, then mathematically, it just doesnt add up and even if you dillgently go every single work hour, at least at the end of the 12 weeks you know that the tactics applied for this goal is flawed, and not the system itself.
- set input goals instead of output goals.
broke down his life into 5 parts (i can also do a variation of this with the wheel of life or other similar systems)
- life / self development
- passions
- business/ income
- finances / investments
- relationships, faith, travel, personal
did a journalling prompt after as to where he is, where he want to be and perhaps what he must do to get there.
next he set his macro visions - what does he want to work towards before condensing the visions for the year.
what actions to get there? to become a full time content creator
- post consistently
- once a week on youtube, and twice a week on short form, monetise eventually, commit to making great content (editing, filming, storytelling etc)
- even if he don’t hit the subscriber goal, he will be happy with achieving the input goal he set
- and also if he do eventually become a full time creator, it’s necessary to get use to the flow of things and even the act of posting consistently - so either way’s it a win.
maintain healthy relationships
- check in on close ones regularly (once a week or two?)
- schedule time to meet up
- be authentically myself
financial freedom
- budget and track spending (copilot app)
- smart spending (needs over wants / minimalism)
- build multiple income streams
commit to 1 year bulk
- be intentional with tracking foods and workouts
be authentically me
- saying no to what doesn’t serve me
- if you can’t see yourself working with someone for life, don’t work with them for a day - naval
- not mistaking saying yes with like networking, especially to things or people that will not help you moving forward
- say yes to opportunities that will push growth
travel to 3 different countries
- book the flight
- budget and be smart with money
his morning journalling routine is writing three things his grateful for, five affirmations, one intention for the day, 3 priorities for the day and a weekly check in
my self checkin system
- daily checkin with weekly goals
- weekly checkin with 12 week goals
- 12 week goals lined with vision
how was this video or article relevant to my current life? did it answer a specific question, enlighten me on a topic, etc.