How to Achieve Anything
Summary
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I've experienced significant frustration from not reaching my goals, taking five years to lose 100 lbs and over two years to stabilize my business finances. This taught me the importance of focusing on the right elements to achieve success.
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Concentrate on inputs, the actions and behaviors you can control, rather than outputs, which are the results influenced by various factors outside your control. For example, focus on exercising and eating well rather than just the number on the scale.
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By shifting focus from outcomes to inputs, you feel more in control and reduce stress. Success should be measured by your efforts, not just the results.
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Repeatedly focusing on successful actions leads to inevitable success and is more sustainable. Over time, consistent effort will yield the desired results.
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Focusing on inputs over outputs helps reduce anxiety and discouragement. For instance, focus on your daily steps instead of obsessing over weight loss on the scale.
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Use actionable steps, track your inputs, detach from immediate results, and regularly reflect and adjust your strategies.
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Metrics like habit trackers or apps like MyFitnessPal help monitor and automate tracking your inputs, making the process easier and more consistent.
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Adopt the A4 Method, which includes Awareness, Affiliation, Aptitude, and Autonomy, to better understand and control your behaviors, develop necessary skills, and make decisions aligned with your goals.
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Surround yourself with a supportive social environment that encourages your goals, and distance yourself from environments that undermine your efforts.
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Develop skills necessary to overcome challenges and practice them consistently to increase competence and self-reliance.
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Take ownership of your actions, make decisions based on personal values, and remain accountable for your inputs.
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Focus on factual actions impacting your goals instead of dwelling on past emotions. What matters is what you do today, not why things happened in the past.
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Implement small, incremental changes over time to develop the person you wish to become. Aim for long-term transformation rather than overnight success.
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Understand that success is a process of many small actions, not a singular act. Shift your focus from achieving goals to optimizing the inputs.
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How To Take Action
I would suggest implementing a focus on inputs rather than outputs. This means concentrating on actions you can control. For example, if you're trying to lose weight, prioritize exercising regularly and eating well instead of stressing over the number on the scale. This way, success is measured by your efforts, not just the results.
A good way of doing this is to use habit trackers or apps like MyFitnessPal. They help you keep track of your daily actions and make sure you're on the right path. You should track your inputs and detach from immediate results. Know that consistent effort over time will yield results.
It's important to regularly reflect and adjust your strategies. If a particular approach isn’t working, be open to modifying your plan. For instance, if walking 10,000 steps daily doesn’t lead to weight loss, consider adding some cardio.
I also recommend adopting the A4 Method: Awareness, Affiliation, Aptitude, and Autonomy. Start by increasing awareness of your habits. Track them without judgment to understand what supports or hinders your goals. Surround yourself with supportive people who share similar ambitions while distancing from those who might hold you back. Develop necessary skills to overcome challenges and take ownership of your choices. Make sure your actions align with your personal values and goals, not someone else's.
Lastly, focus on making tiny tweaks over time. Don’t aim for overnight success. Instead, implement small, manageable changes that build up over time and lead to lasting transformation. Remember, success is about the small actions that add up. Focus on what you do today to make a better future.
Quotes by Leila Hormozi
"Your future self is built by today's actions not today's ideas"
– Leila Hormozi
"Focusing on outputs is like standing in a garden staring at the flowers and willing them to grow"
– Leila Hormozi
"You cannot fix what you do not notice"
– Leila Hormozi
"Success is not a singular act but a process"
– Leila Hormozi
"Most people don't hit their goals because they quit"
– Leila Hormozi