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- 0:05Let me ask you something.
- 0:07Have you ever had one of those days where you feel like you were busy all day, but at end of it, you can't point to anything that actually moved life forward?
- 0:14You have answered messages, handled fires, checked things off.
- 0:22Okay, five, four, three, two.
- 0:27Five, four, three, two, one.
- 0:30Let me ask you something.
- 0:31Have you ever had one of those days where you feel like you were busy all day, but at end of it, you can't point to anything that actually moves you forward?
- 0:38You may have answered messages, handled fires, checked things off, but nothing actually changed.
- 0:44If that's you, you're not alone.
- 0:47I had a conversation recently with someone who said, I felt like I'm doing everything, but I'm not getting anywhere.
- 0:52And that right there is the real problem most people are facing.
- 0:57You did a lot today, but nothing actually changed.
- 1:00Most people think the problem is, I just need to be more consistent.
- 1:03That's not it.
- 1:04You're already consistent.
- 1:06You're just consistent at the wrong things.
- 1:10You're consistent at reacting, consistent at staying busy, consistent at handling what shows up, but not consistent at executing what actually moves your life forward.
- 1:21The real problem?
- 1:24is no clarity, no needle movers, no execution system.
- 1:27Find this breaks down into three levels.
- 1:32Level one, no clarity.
- 1:35Most people don't actually have a locked in 90 day goal.
- 1:38They have ideas, they have intentions, but nothing that's defined.
- 1:44So every day starts with, what should I work on?
- 1:47And that alone kills momentum.
- 1:53Level two, no needle movers.
- 1:55Even if someone has a goal, they don't know what actually drives it forward.
- 1:59So they fill their time with admin, uh just busy tasks, things that feel productive, but don't really create results.
- 2:10Level three is they have no execution system.
- 2:12This is the biggest one.
- 2:14Even if you know what to do, there's nothing in sure to actually do it, that it actually happens.
- 2:19So what happens?
- 2:20You drift.
- 2:22Not because you're lazy, but because there's no structure holding you in place.
- 2:28I've seen this over and over with entrepreneurs who are fully capable of winning, people who should be way further ahead, but they're stuck in cycles of starting strong and fading
- 2:37out.
- 2:38And honestly, I've been there too, knowing what I wanted, but my days weren't actually aligned with
- 2:45Execution isn't motivation, it's structure.
- 2:49This is when I realized something.
- 2:50Execution isn't about motivation, it's about structure.
- 2:53When your system is right, you don't have to force yourself, you just move.
- 3:04So here's the shift.
- 3:07Instead of asking, how do I stay motivated?
- 3:10You ask, how do I create a system where execution happens daily?
- 3:14For me, that comes down to four things.
- 3:17One clear goal, define needle movers, seeing it daily, and reinforcing progress.
- 3:23Once those are in place, you stop guessing, you stop drifting, and you start moving.
- 3:34What's your one goal that you don't want to drift on?
- 3:39Slide tab.
- 3:40So here's what I want you to do.
- 3:43Don't overthink it.
- 3:44Just answer this one question.
- 3:46What's the one goal you don't want to drift on in the next 90 days?
- 3:51And then ask yourself, am I actually executing on this daily or just hoping it happens?
- 4:00If you're not executing, that's the gap.
- 4:03And that's exactly what I've been building something around to help people actually follow through.
- 4:08If you want help with that, I'll drop a link below where you can start building your 90 day plan.
- 4:13But either way, do not leave this episode without getting clear on that one thing, because clarity is where momentum starts.
- 4:22This is the Profitable with Christian Business podcast, and we don't just talk about growth.
- 4:26We actually execute on it.
- 4:28See you in the next episode.
- 4:30Keep moving forward.