Spend 20-Minutes Doing This ONE Thing And Hit Your Goals In Any Season

You don't want to let that little bitch in your head start whispering in your ear and coming up with excuses of why you can't make your goals a reality right now because of everything that's going on in the world. Hey guys, Sabri Subhi here. And in today's video, I want to talk to you about keeping yourself accountable. Now, we're living in pretty uncertain and chaotic times. There's just so much going on in the world and there are really so much distractions taking place when this stuff starts to happen. What I typically see is people start being easier on themselves and not holding themselves accountable to their goals. And it just creates an environment where it's so much easier for people to come up with excuses of why they're not going to be able to make their dreams a reality or their goals come into fruition this year because of all these external things that are happening in the environment. The thing that I found that's really, really important in order for you to be congruent in what you do and what you say and just what you stand for, is to really just keep your word to yourself. Because that's where it all starts, right? Whether it's like, hey, I'm going to go running in the morning and then you wake up in the morning and like it's drizzling a little bit outside or it's extra cold or your gym gears in the wash or whatever it might be, you start to let those excuses dampen that ambition and that goal that you set, then you just come up with those excuses. And what you've done just there is you've actually started the day by lying to yourself and you haven't kept your word to yourself and you haven't kept yourself accountable. And if you don't keep your own self accountable, if you're running a company and you have a team, how can you expect to keep other people accountable in order for them to hit their KPIs or their goals or whatever the outputs are that they're striving to hit within your organization? And the reality of it is that you can't. And you want to be expecting more of yourself than anybody else could ever expect of you. And the first person that you're making those promises with is yourself. And those little things about like not going for a run or not hitting the gym or not making those sales calls, whatever it might be, you really need to make the commitment. And the way that I found the best way to do that is to plan your day one day in advance. So when it comes to like four or five o' clock in the afternoon, for me, I'm planning on what it is that I want to do that next day. And I'm talking about everything. What time I want to wake up, when I want to go to bed, either I want to go for a run, either I want to go to the gym, what I'll be working on, the teams that I'll be meeting with, and it's all pre planned. And that's an agreement that I'm making with myself the day before. I'm not trying to make those decisions when I wake up in the morning, when maybe my motivation's at the lowest. So when I wake up that next day, it's not like, oh, I wonder what I'm going to do today, or let me just do what I feel like doing. No, no, no. I have already dictated exactly what are those things that are important for me to do. And then I need to keep my word to those things. And that's just on a daily level, right? So that's what it looks like every single day. And then beyond that, then you want to zoom out and you want to have a look at how those days make up a week. And you want to set weekly targets and, and monthly targets and quarterly targets and yearly targets of exactly what it is that you want to do. And what I have found. The best way to do that and to keep your word to yourself is to have your goals measured by activities rather than just outcomes. And you want to really start with the goal in mind and then you want to work backwards of all the actions that you're going to need to take in order to hit those goals. And then you want to commit to those daily actions and to those weekly actions. You don't want to let that little bitch in your head start whispering in your ear and coming up with excuses of why you can't make your goals a reality right now because of everything that's going on in the world. A lot of the stuff and external things that are coming at you are simply distractions. What you really need to get acute and fine tune the ability to separate the signal from the noise and really focus on your goals and the things that are inside your control and the impact that you can have with your actions. And you want to keep yourself ruthlessly accountable to those things and not to come up with excuses. So instead of trying to come up with excuses and lower your targets of exactly what it is that's going to be achievable given this climate, you just need to look at what level of action would I need to take in order to still be able to hit that goal? And that is coming from a place where you're making empowered decisions and you're not coming up with excuses of why you're not going to be able to achieve that, but you're looking at that goal and thinking, okay, there's been some external factors that have impacted the environment in which I'm going to be operating in, in trying to go out there and make that goal a reality. I've planned for this in my contingency plan. So now let me look at the level of action that I would need to take in order to still be able to hit that goal. And then you want to pour that action, you want to throw those logs on the fire and you want to increase your activity. You do not want to bring down those targets and what those goals are and make excuses. Because there are always going to be external factors that come into play that pose as a boundary in between you and what your goals are. And what most people do and the people that aren't winners is that they really let those boundaries dictate the course of their life because they just allow those excuses to manifest as a real obstacle that is in the way of them hitting those goals. But winners, they always find a way, regardless of what's thrown at them. Now, it may take longer, there may be a lot more effort that it requires in order to hit those goals, but you should never, ever point to anything external that is outside of yourself. Look at that as a claim of a lack of resources or challenges for you not being able to hit your goals and to go wherever that you want to go. And it all starts with really keeping yourself accountable. If you're a leader within organization or you're a leader within a team or in any environment, you need to have the highest standards for yourself, because that's what it all comes down to. It's the standards that you hold yourself to as an individual that dictates where you're going to go in life and what it is that you're going to be able to actually make a reality. It's really important to book in some time with yourself and to get centered and to focus on what is important, where it is that you're trying to go, what it is that you're trying to achieve, and who it is that you're trying to help. And focusing on that, blocking out all the noise and then just looking at that and thinking, okay, well, that's the goal. This is the environment that I'm currently in. How do I need to recalibrate in order to still hit that goal and focus on the main thing and then fight like hell to actually go out there and make a reality and don't come up with excuses. Keep yourself accountable every single day, every single week, every single month and every single quarter. And if you do that and you don't lower your standards and you keep those standards of excellence where they need to be in order to make your dreams a reality. And then no matter what the world throws at you, right, whether it's a pandemic or it's riots, some problems in your family or within your social circles, or there's an unknown tragedy that comes up, right, life's always going to throw these crazy things at you. Then you're not going to be quickly slipping in to the victim mentality of this is all happening to you, but you're going to be fully conscious. It's about not what happens to you, but it's about how you react to those things. Recalibrate. Find your North Star and keep going out there and getting after it. So I hope wherever you are, I hope what part of the world you're in, whatever's going on in your individual life right now, that this message helps you and it serves you to get to where you want to be. Hey, guys, if you're enjoying these videos, please like subscribe and hit the bell button as we're dropping a video like this every other day on YouTube. And if you've got any questions, just leave a comment below with heysubrey and I will do my best to get to it. Sam.