How to actually hit your goals in 2026
About This Episode
Sam and Shaan discuss the limitations of goal-setting and the necessity of building systems to overcome human inertia, as highlighted by Sam's five-year diary. Shaan shares leadership lessons from his new role as a high school basketball coach, emphasizing the power of repetition and simplified communication. They also reflect on the 'money voice' versus the fulfillment found in local service and charitable giving.
Episode Description
Show Notes
- 0:005-year journaling
- 2:09The power of a good system
- (8;21) The power of reminders
- 10:38Shaan's new career path
- 16:27the 3 things that matter
- 27:38high-standards
- 32:45How to craft an earworms
- 42:42giving back better
- 46:11The voice in your head
- 50:26Shaan talks to a ChatGPT coach about money
- 1:00:01“VIdeo is the native tongue of the internet”
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Key Takeaways
Focus on systems over goals by creating automated actions and accountability structures that take the decision-making out of how you feel in the moment.
Adopt the 'must-have' heuristic: when trying to solve a problem, study the people for whom solving that specific problem is a life-or-death necessity (e.g., studying comedians for feedback or bodybuilders for discipline).
Simplify organizational values into memorable, pass/fail standards and repeat them until the team starts saying them to each other to ensure true alignment.