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Growth EQ Principles: Process over Outcome

Aug 23, 2020
They explore focusing on process over outcomes and why daily systems beat chasing distant goals. They unpack how to break big aims into manageable actions and use benchmarks to connect effort with results. They discuss experimenting, adapting processes when circumstances change, and treating outcomes as feedback to refine your approach.
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INSIGHT

Break Big Goals Into Daily Processes

  • Outcomes feel overwhelming when distant, so focus on smallest actionable components instead.
  • Brad uses the Olympic athlete example: break a four-year medal goal into yearly, monthly, and daily tasks to make progress tangible.
INSIGHT

Control The Process Not External Outcomes

  • Outcomes are often outside your control, so investing emotion in them causes big emotional swings.
  • Brad points to racing, workplace presentations, and parenting as areas where external factors determine outcomes.
ANECDOTE

Expect Process Changes When Life Shifts

  • Jojo acknowledges becoming a parent of twins will force major process changes he must adapt to.
  • He says current strategies will “change tremendously” once the twins arrive, requiring a shift in how they operate.
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