EN - 18 | Track the Hustle: Focus on Effort, Results Follow!
You have a dream. A big, audacious, soul-shaking dream.
Maybe it’s to launch a business, write a book, or run a marathon. But every
time you look at the end goal, it feels impossibly far away. The distance
between where you are and where you want to be is a dark, intimidating space,
and that feeling can stop you in your tracks before you even start.
This is a classic trap. We focus so much on the outcome
that we lose sight of the process. We wait for a perfect moment, a massive
burst of motivation, and when it doesn’t come, we assume the dream is just too
big.
This step is a powerful truth: When big goals
overwhelm, shrink them.
The secret to achieving any massive outcome is to break
it down into tiny, quantifiable, and daily pieces of effort. You can’t control
whether your book becomes a bestseller, but you can control whether you write
500 words today. You can’t guarantee a successful business launch, but you can
guarantee you’ll make three sales calls.
Your belief isn't built on a single, massive result; it's
built on a long chain of small, successful actions. When you consistently take
action, you’re not just moving forward; you’re gathering evidence that you are
a person who gets things done. This is how you rebuild your confidence and turn
a vague hope into an inevitable outcome.
Numbers clarify the path. A goal like "get fit"
is too abstract. But "run for 20 minutes" or "do 50
pushups" is concrete. A goal like "grow my business" is
overwhelming. But "email 5 new leads" is a manageable, trackable
metric. When you focus on the daily effort, the results will follow naturally.
This is the principle of focusing on the input, not the
output. It's the difference between trying to "get rich" and simply
"saving a little money every week." The first is a wish; the second
is a plan.
This step is about turning a daunting dream into a
trackable daily hustle.
Your Action Plan: Your Companion for Success
- Translate
Your Goal into Metrics: Take your one big yearly
goal and translate it into a monthly, weekly, or even a daily metric. For
example:
- Goal: Write
a book.
- Daily
Metric: Write 500 words.
- Goal: Get a
promotion.
- Weekly
Metric: Complete one training module and set up one coffee
chat with a senior leader.
- Track
Your Effort: Use a simple notebook, a spreadsheet, or an app to
track your daily or weekly progress. The goal is to see a line of checkmarks
or numbers that represents your consistent effort.
- Reward
Milestones: As you hit milestones—whether it’s 30 consecutive
days of tracking or a completed project—reward yourself. This isn't just
about the external reward; it’s about reinforcing the habit and
celebrating your hard work.
The moment you start tracking the hustle, you stop
feeling overwhelmed by the results. You learn to trust the process, and you
build the momentum that leads to epic wins.
UGC Prompt: We want to hear your story. Share
one of your weekly metrics and tell us how you're tracking your hustle in the
comments below or tag us in your post using #AscentYouTribe.
Your Companion for Success - SARAVANA
Resource Recommendations
- Books:
- The 12
Week Year by Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennington (for
breaking down yearly goals into a 12-week action plan).
- Measure
What Matters by John Doerr (for a guide on using Objectives and
Key Results, or OKRs, to track progress).
- Tools:
- Google
Sheets or Excel: For simple,
customizable progress tracking.
- Habit-tracking
apps (e.g., Streaks, Habitica): For gamifying the
process of building consistent habits.
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