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Taking stock so we keep going

At this point in the year, some of our goals have probably slipped. Ideally our metrics would show results close to 100% of what we planned, or at least within reach. For various reasons, many of them outside our control, we sometimes have to accept losses or, worse, scale back the effort we’d put into a goal.

Part of strategy, though, is learning to say "no." That’s a crucial point in goal setting: how realistic our goals were from the start, and how clearly we understood the resources we had to reach them.

It’s never pleasant to look back at all the effort poured into a goal and see that the result hasn’t come. Sometimes the original approach was wrong. Other times we weren’t skilled enough to stop in time. I’d venture that, in many cases, goals go unmet for lack of a clear purpose.

Reaching a goal takes much more energy and strength than the initial push. Hard work alone won’t do it. It takes sustained willpower, fueled by the passion and inspiration of a higher purpose. That’s what separates people who persevere from those who settle for any result.

It’s fascinating to watch athletes break their own records, or people and companies beat their own numbers. The question is how they sustain the strength and commitment until they get there. Moving anything takes energy, but that first burst is useless if we don’t know where we’re headed. A little energy won’t cut it either. Making something happen takes ALL of our energy. Why make the effort if we don’t know what we’re aiming for?

We talk a lot about wins and very little about failures. At this stage of the year, as I said at the start, we may already know which goals we won’t reach. That leaves two options. One is to deliberately draw every lesson, refocus and move forward with renewed strength. The other is to close our eyes and pretend nothing happened. I much prefer the first. I love setting goals and reaching them, and I also know some circumstances are beyond our control. That’s why the best course is to keep focusing on what we can control.

Warm regards and all the best,

Rodrigo Baccaro

Author: Rodrigo Baccaro

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