Every month I take something off my bucket list.
It’s always a good feeling to place a checkmark in front of a goal.
I have never had the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally on my bucket list, but I am in the general area of the Rally, Black Hills of South Dakota, and I do ride a motorcycle.
The energy here is high and I am intrigued by all the excitement.
So yesterday I ventured out to see what it’s like to ride the roads during the Rally.
It was crazy as you would expect. One of the most surprising things was that with the exception of one rider, the traffic was much slower than I expected. Almost everyone was at or below the speed limit.
Except for one guy. He was way over the speed limit and he put everyone at risk as he zoomed in and out of the other riders.
But the majority of riders clearly had a goal of having a safe ride. It was priority #1, and the majority of the riders, including yours truly, rode accordingly.
It was comforting to see so many other people with the same goal.
In business, having a goal, specifically a single, primary goal is critically important.
When we have one goal and we share it with our team, they all buy into the goal, too. And then the organization becomes unstoppable.
The problem is that we all think we have more than one goal and we get distracted.
While we have many things that need our attention, in reality, we can only focus on one thing at a time. When we learn to focus on only one thing for a scheduled time, over an extended period of time, we become unstoppable in that area.
Setting goals is easy. Making them happen is much harder, but the first thing, deciding what the #1 goal actually is, is even harder.
The answer lies in the things that will move the organization forward, and in turn, make everything else easier.
In most cases, creating systems makes everything easier, yet few people really think this way at first. Because, at first, creating a system seems like extra work.
Take a perplexing and recurring challenge that eats up your time. Then create a system that solves this challenge. When this is completed, and not before it is completed, go on to the next challenge.
The front-end work is a challenge, but the more systems you create the better your business life will be.
This is priority #1 and it will keep you safe from burnout and frustration.
Last call for Write Your Book Already!
If you’re interested in more details on writing your book, here are a couple of things you can do to see if this is an opportunity for you.
- Check out this short video!
- Then schedule a time to chat with me and get answers to all of your questions here.
I hope you consider joining us. It’s going to be an awesome fun adventure and a very productive use of time.
Remember, you only get results when you take immediate action on your ideas.
