How’s it going, Reader?

I’ve gotten couple of responses in my last email: The Uncommon KPIs 📈 to look at as an entrepreneur (or any other roles, really).

I am grateful and surprised to see some emails come in asking where the Part 2 is – lol!

I got busy😅, I still am, and I know you are too, and yet here we are – wuhooo!

Anyways, today we’re picking up on the Part 2 yeheeeey!

These last few points are something that could either make or break your goal🔨 if not observed from the beginning, so keep your eyes 👀 peeled and read all the way to the end!

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The next point I’d like to share with you serves as the roadmap in your achievement of goals, without it, you’re simply mindlessly achieving.

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Vision ✨

Vision ensures you’re heading in the right direction.

While ‘right direction’ is subjective, it’s important that you have a vision for everything you do lest you just keep doing things for the sake of doing it or for the sake of pointless achieving.

Vision does not only mean a place, a title, or a number on your bank account.

As for me, vision is ultimately how you want to see yourself🪞and how you feel about doing the things🫶 you want/need to do.
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✳️Reaching a new place does not guarantee you will avoid that which is you’re avoiding.

✳️Getting the title doesn’t make you a leader.

✳️Making more money does not address your issue of gratitude or feeling not enough.

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If your vision is created from the inside instead of the external, it’s easier to know when you have arrived and you feel satisfied in the process, not only when you get there!

You realise that your vision is something you need to learn to always embody. 🙏🏻

Success isn’t just a destination or an achievement, but the person you become in the process.

You will feel like you’ve already arrived, even when you didn’t reach yet, because you are already the successful person required for the goal you achieved – reaching there can just be for formalities.

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Think about these questions to see if you’re still aligned with your vision:

• How do you know you have ‘arrived?’
• How does your day look like from the moment you wake up and go to bed when you’ve reached your goal?
• How do you feel living your life and doing what you want to do?
• Who are the people you are with when you get there?
• Who are the new people you want to be with when you arrived at your vision?
• Who do YOU need to be to get there?

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Moving on to the next point…

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Boundaries 🚫

Boundary is what keeps the world in order.

Whether it’s a physical boundary in the realms of the world or human relationships, boundary keeps the planet in place and keeps the peace in the world.

Wars are created for crossing boundaries.
Global warming and many other climate challenges are due to the boundaries of nature being crossed.

If we translate it in our day-to-day personal life and relationships – disagreements, misunderstandings, feuds and even lawsuits happen because of boundaries being crossed.

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In our professional life, it’s important that we also learn to live this out too.

Few questions to help you assess yourself in this area:

• Can you say you respect other people’s boundaries – online and offline?
• What boundaries have you set between you and other people?
• Have you finally cut the unhelpful/toxic relationship?
• How are you talking to yourself?
• How do you talk about yourself to other people?
• Are you taking your day offs and holidays?

Take time to learn new ways of healthy boundaries and unlearn some that no longer serve you.

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👉This next point indicates how happy you are in your day-to-day life whilst accomplishing those tasks you need for achieving your bigger goal and that is…

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Gratitude 🙏

Gratitude is the secret behind a peaceful and joyful life.

Most of life’s regrets and anxieties are caused by failing to remember.

When we fail to remember the good times and how we are already blessed at the moment even when you still aren’t close to your goals, it’s the start of our suffering.

It’s really simple, but are you doing it?

It’s not enough to just say “I know it, I am grateful.”

You really need to either speak it out loud or write it down.

When you speak it out loud, that same frequency of your voice in thankfulness reverberates in your whole body – meaning you entire body, cells and soul hears it.

When you write it down, it is as though you imprint it on your brain as you write it.

It’s one thing I always teach my coaching clients with – always speak it or write it.

Here are some questions to see how you do in this area:

• Do you take time to write down your wins every month?
• When was the last time you prayed?
• Are you confident to say you thank everyone you meet?
• How can you express gratitude towards others beyond saying thank you?
• Have you thanked yourself for how it’s serving you?

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I hope this blog helped you see a better and happier picture of goal setting and reviewing them.

Setting goals and KPIs should not feel like you’re listing your shortcomings just because you didn’t hit that follower count, sales and revenue goal.

Above everything, you get to decide how you want to measure yourself and if you do, why not measure the things that make you feel life is awesome, right?

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If you enjoyed reading this blog, reshare it on your social media and tag me at @trainwithdanenow. 🤳

Happy weekend everyone! Wuhoo!🥳

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Ad astra,
Dane✨
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