Brian Johnson presents the Heroically SMART goal-setting protocol, which adds a "high hard" challenge layer to traditional SMART goals. He uses Gabriel Oettingen's WHOOP process to ground big goals and maps goal-setting across time horizons from legacy down to moment-to-moment.
Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Heroic One. In the last several plus ones, we've been systematically unpacking the foundational wisdom for the 101 Day Heroic Elite Program. You know it's getting real when you got swag. Check it out. We got the new T shirt. And I've also been relentlessly encouraging you to check out the 30 minute overview and 90 minutes of Q& A in the Discovery call we did earlier this month. Check out the link one more time. It was so inspiring and we've received so much positive feedback from from it. And I am so committed to doing everything I can to get as many heroes as possible to answer the Heroic Call to Elite Adventure that I will continue encouraging you to watch it. Check it out now. We've chatted about the Soul Force equation and how to optimize it. We've discussed energy and focus. Today we're going to talk about the Win variable W I n what's Important Now? Now I must say that this heroic take on the science of goal setting might just be what I'm most excited about with Heroic Elite. Let's get straight to work. Once again, the Win section. What's Important now like everything else we discuss in Elite, will have its own field guide micro section. You can download it linked in the plus one. Check it out. Here's an excerpt from from that section. At Heroic Elite, we've taken the traditional smart goal framework specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time bound and elevated it to meet heroic standards. We call it H3 or heroically high Hard Smart goal setting, where the missing ingredient is the high hard challenge. Now, while smart goals are a useful starting point, they often fall short. The emphasis on achievable goals can lead to mediocrity. If your goals don't challenge you, they won't transform you. Settling for what feels attainable means you won't push yourself to your full potential or discover what you're truly capable of. The result? Safe, easy goals that keep you in your comfort zone. As Caroline Adams Miller explains in her latest book, Big Goals, which I had the privilege of writing the foreword for, extraordinary lives aren't built by playing small. They're forged by tackling big, audacious, meaningful challenges. So what makes heroic smart goals work? Well, the heroic smart goals take the best of the smart framework and add the missing high hard challenge to activate your heroic potential. Here's how it works. Number one, you got to be specific. Your goal must be crystal clear. Vagueness is the enemy of progress. For example, increase my VO2 max to 60, which is insane in the next six months, needs to be measurable. If you can't track it, you can't improve it. Heroically high hard goals need clear metrics to gauge success. For example, I'm thinking about rowing 51,000 meters on my 51st birthday. They need to be achievable, but only barely. This is where we diverge from traditional smart goals. Heroically smart goals must stretch you beyond what feels comfortable. They should feel just out of reach, but achievable with focused effort. Mediocre goals equals mediocre results. For example, complete the Heroic Elite 100 Way Day Challenge with perfect adherence. That's a heroically high hard goal. Number four, they need to be relevant. Your goals must align with your big three priorities in energy, work and love. What's the point of achieving something that doesn't matter to your ultimate legacy? And number five, they need to be time bound. You need to set a clear deadline to create urgency. Combine this with Gabriel Oettingen's WHOOP Process Wish Outcome Obstacle plan to ensure your big goals are grounded in reality. And number six, you need to be high and hard. Add the heroic element. Your goals must challenge your limits, demand courage and inspire your best effort. This is the heroically high hard H3 layer that makes Heroic Elite goal setting unique. Now, why do high hard goals work well? High hard goals activate what psychologists call the challenge skill balance. The sweet spot where where your skills are pushed to their limits. Research shows that stretching beyond your comfort zone builds grit and resilience. High difficulty increases focus and flow. You perform at your peak when the challenge feels just slightly beyond your reach. Big goals fuel intrinsic motivation. People are more engaged when working toward audacious outcomes they deeply care about. And then we want to ground goals in reality with whoop. While heroic smart goals demand heroic effort, they also need to be grounded in reality. That's where Gabriel Oettingen's WHOOP framework comes in. You got a wish? Identify the big meaningful goal you want to achieve. You got the outcome. Visualize the best possible result of achieving it. Then you rub it up against reality with the obstacles. Identify the internal and external barriers you'll face. Then you got a plan. You got to create specific strategies to overcome those obstacles. Now, by combining the aspirational power of heroically smart goals with the practice of realism of whoop, you'll set yourself up for sustainable success. Now here's how we'll help you set heroically smart goals. In the Heroic Elite program, we guide you through setting and Achieving heroically smart goals across all time horizons. And and the big three. We start with legacy goals, right? So what's important legacy wise w I l what's the high hard goal that defines your ultimate life purpose? For example, be remembered as the most loving and energized person my family has ever known. Then we're going to help you create a decade goal or wid what's your audacious vision for the next 10 years? For example, build a company that creates generational impact while staying in the best health of my life. Then you got yearly goals or what's important yearly wiy what will you achieve this year to advance your heroic vision? For example, I'm going to add 5 pounds of muscle and run my fastest 5k. Then you got 101 day goals W101. What's the heroic focus for this challenge? For example, 101% adherence to the Heroic Elite program while increasing my flourishing score by 20%. And you got daily goals. What's important today? Wit what will you do today to honor your goals? For example, I'm going to complete my AM meditation and hit my Plus101 training challenge target. Then you got your moment to moment wins. How will you win this moment? By focusing on what matters. For example, I'll turn off distractions and do deep work or connect with my family for 30 minutes. All right. That's a quick look at how we will help you set heroically smart goals. Obviously we're going deep in the program. Check out the field guide for more on how we will help you get your energy focused on what's important. Now consistently join us in Heroic Elite to go next level. You want to Crush that for 101 days? Join Heroic Elite. 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