7: Goal Setting to the Now

Free Course: The One Thing 7: Goal Setting to the Now

Welcome to Lesson 7! Here’s what we’ve covered so far in this free course on The One Thing:

1. The One Thing + The Focusing Question

2. The Success Habit

3. Use the 80/20 Principle + Create a Success List

4. Identify What’s Most Important + Give it Your Undivided Attention

5. A Small Dose of Discipline Develops into a Life-Long Habit

6. Purpose + Priority

Here’s what we’re covering in our final lesson…

Goal Setting to the NOW

“By thinking through the filter of Goal Setting to the Now, you set a future goal and then methodically drill down to what you should be doing right now. It can be a little like a Russian matryoshka doll in that your ONE Thing “right now” is nested inside your ONE Thing TODAY, which is nested inside your ONE Thing this WEEK, which is nested inside your ONE Thing this MONTH… it’s how a small thing can actually build up to a big one… You’re lining up your dominoes.“

— Gary Keller, The One Thing

Here’s how you want to “line up your dominoes” within the context of your professional life (by the way, it’s the same thing for your personal life or any other area of improvement):

Goal Setting to the Now

SOMEDAY GOAL:
What’s the ONE thing I want to do someday?

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FIVE-YEAR GOAL:
Based on my Someday Goal, what’s the ONE thing I can do in the next 5 years?

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ONE-YEAR GOAL:
Based on my Five-Year Goal, what’s the ONE thing I can do this year?

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MONTHLY GOAL:
Based on my One-Year Goal, what’s the ONE thing I can do this month?

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WEEKLY GOAL:
Based on my Monthly Goal, what’s the ONE thing I can do this week?

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DAILY GOAL:
Based on my Weekly Goal, what’s the ONE thing I can do today?

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RIGHT NOW:
Based on my Daily Goal, what’s the ONE thing I can do right now?

Now all you need to do is knock each domino down until you’ve hit your Someday Goal. Should keep you pretty busy, eh?

Actionable Insights

Select a long-term goal and practice using Goal Setting to The Now. People who write their goals down are 39.5% more likely to succeed.. People who write their goals AND share their progress with someone they’ve chosen to hold them accountable are 76.7% more likely to achieve them. Wowzers! Double your effectiveness. Share your goals + progress.