Short motivational video by Andy Neary (dated January 13 in the talk) arguing that when planning goals people focus on external acquisitions (tools, hires, courses) instead of becoming the person who can achieve the goals. Neary's central prescription: identify who you need to become, adopt that person's daily behaviors now, and the goal becomes far more likely to materialize.
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Alright, it's Wednesday, January 13th, and you are on your way to achieving those big goals this year. Now this is where we make the biggest mistake in our annual planning. Because you've got these goals, you're looking up at them, you're all giddy because this is going to be the year. And then you start planning, what do we need to go purchase, what do we need to go acquire? Who do we need to hire in team, what coaching, what products, what courses do we need to go get that is going to take us to that next level that's going to help us bl those goals out of the water? But you're missing the most important part of the planning. It's not anything you're going to acquire on the outside. It's who you need to become to achieve those goals. We make the mistake of looking at those goals and going, man, I can't imagine who I'm going to become if I hit that goal. And my question is, why don't you just become that person today? You see, there's going to be no change in who you are once that goal is achieved until you become step into that person today. This is the biggest mistake I have always made in my career. I have looked up at the goals, got so excited and imagined, dreamed what my life is going to be like when I achieve those goals. But I always fail to say, whoa, why don't I just start living that life today? Because when I do that, that goal is going to be pretty much a given. And I'm asking you to do the same thing. When you do your planning right now and you're looking at those goals, start thinking about who you need to become today. What does that person do on a daily basis to achieve those goals? Step into it, become it, and that goal will come to you.