James Laughlin describes how he became World Solo Drumming Champion by setting a clear goal at age 9 and reverse-engineering a plan to reach it. He argues that having a specific long-term vision produces aligned results, while lacking one leads to worse outcomes.
About 9 or 10 years old.
To become the World Solo Drumming Juvenile Champion.
He was eventually crowned World Solo Drumming Champion.
What is visioning? Visioning is you taking a moment to get clear on your vision. You know, I've had different times in my life where I've had to stop and get clear. As a youngster, when I was a drummer, you know, I was 9 or 10 years old, I thought, why am I doing this? Where's it all headed? Well, one, I enjoy it. It's good. It's good fun. I'm sure some of you feel the same way about your work and your career. It's fun, you enjoy it, but where's it all headed? So, at 9 or 10, I decided I want to be the World Solo Drumming Juvenile Champion. That's what I wanted so bad, but I was super clear on that. And that vision allowed me to then reverse engineer a very simple plan every single to step towards that. And so it took me a few years, but in the end, I was really fortunate to be crowned World Solo Drumming Champion. Now, I've looked at different parts of my life where I've had clear vision and where I've lacked it. And where I've lacked it, I've had the results that reflect that.
