Show Notes:

Make It Happen. “There’s a large portion of human beings that let the pieces fall wherever they fall… And it’s like, when a goal is not hit, our target isn’t met… And then there are these… uncommon individuals and the uncommon organizations that just found a way to make things happen, or found a way to get things done. No matter the adversity that they were under, no matter the challenges that they went through. Sometimes your best isn’t good enough. Sometimes you need to do better. Sometimes you need to gain new skills. You need to gain new capabilities to be able to achieve a certain outcome or output that you haven’t achieved before.”

Turning Motivation Into Commitment. “It starts off on not relying on motivation, because motivation is like a roller coaster. It’s up and down. Some days you’re motivated. Some days you’re not… If you rely on motivation, this is going to be fleeting… You have a clear commitment to what it is you’re trying to do. So if you have some sort of habit that you want to put in place… whatever that is, ensure it’s something that you are sold yourself on so that you are excited about it.”

From To-Do Lists to Calendars. “It shifts from a to-do list to a calendar. So, really put it on the calendar, whatever it is that you’re setting out to do… If you say, ‘Hey, I want to take three vacations with my family this year,’ then block out the vacations in advance instead of getting into the middle of the year and saying, ‘Well, I got to find time to take a vacation.'”

Measure and Adapt Goals. “Sometimes it’s a function of just not adjusting the goals or the targets rather, but the action steps themselves… what you’re setting out to do doesn’t change. It’s like how you get there might. So you may have to pivot in that respect.”

Balancing Ambition with Strategy. “Here’s the best part. You can achieve anything, anything that you set out to achieve. I think that the reason why some things can seem impossible or insurmountable is you’re trying to get it done in a year or you’re trying to get it done in a quarter or in a month. And if you give yourself a longer timescale, things become much more viable.”

Long-Term Thinking for Sustainable Growth. “I can always tell somebody’s going to be successful when they’re making decisions that are five years out. Right. Or ten years out. Because they can exude a level of patience in the long term, but also a degree of urgency in the short term.”