Goals Suck... Systems Better

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

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My highest downloaded podcast this year was on systems… so I thought I would hit that topic again. 

Where am I going today with it?

Well, Some call it the technique of systemization. Systemization is the skill of developing a process around a set of common tasks or goals. 

Goals are great, but they are limited in how much you can improve them… however systems are the key. 

Goals have a tendency to have a start and immediately an end… and the middle is messy and very little attention is given to it. But that middle part is the system… its the guts, it what’s cuts through the ifs and or butts… its a must. 

This was more or less popularized by Dr. Edward W. dimming after WW2 in Japan. You can study much of it by looking into him and the concept Constant and never ending improvement Or Kaizen. But for the sake of argument it rebuilt Japan into a business juggernaut. 

 

How much can you improve a system to achieve your goals. Lets say you have a goal to read more… that is not enough. Even if you say, lets read 10 pages a day… still not a system. You say, ok, lets read 5 pages in the morning and 5 in the evening. Still not a system. 

You must understand it is extremely important to build the system with the right framework because once you do it - it will function correctly 99% of the time. 

And again, goals for the sake of goals lead to haphazard random results. 

You say ok Garth what is the system for reading 10 pages a day (or to do anything for that matter) First you need a why for what you are trying to do?

Why you ask do you need a why? Because the why is the source of power behind the system you are creating. Look- to just read 10 pages in order to say at parties I read about 10 pages a day… is pointless. You might as well just say I pick my nose 10 times a day. But the power is in the WHY I read. 

So lets say your why is so that you can do better in business. 

Ok, now what is the system. 

Now that we have the why we can start with the What?What should you read, are there particular books, magazines, in your field of business? I would bet yes. 

Next is How should you read? Read alone, with a pad of paper to take notes, read in good lighting.

Where? Maybe in your office, coffee shop, in your car during coffee breaks and lunch.

Who… who should you be reading. Are there authors that are more valuable to read than others. 

Now here is where the mindset of systems comes into place… you can now improve all of these by doing more homework. Ask other people in your field, what and who they read. look at your calendar and see if you can find a few more minutes to read a few more pages. Figure out a better way to take notes on what you read… is there an app that allows you to capture your notes or html text? (BTW try camscanner its my favorite for this) Can you listen to books on tape, are there youtube pages covering in depth what you are reading… 

Now is the system done? Not even close. Remember systems are built on never ending improvement. 

so keep pushing forward… Who can you discuss with regarding the books and articles you read. Can you teach it to someone in order to even better understand it? Could you write a book? Can you meet any of the authors or at least reach out to them on social media. Is there a conference with any of the authors or topics you are studying up on? 

Always focus on the system. You can add just one little extra detail every few days and it will pay off big time. 

Remember your why? it was so that you could do better in business. 

If you started a goal 6 months ago… with no system… where would you be.

But if you started a system for a WHY… where would you be? 

The amazing thing about having a system mindset is that you begin to practice it in every area of your life. 

So again your why was “so that I can do better in business”. What is your guess as to how much farther you would be in 6 months working a system rather than just working a goal? 

This is the difference between people who achieve more in life… its not just prayer, and fasting and reading your bible more and hoping God gives you favor or you earn his blessing- its knowing how to build a system around these things. 

James 2:17So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead. 18But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.…

That word deed in the greek ‘er-gon has a strong meaning of work with intention… again always intending to improve my work… a system if you will. 

And you could easily insert the word goal with the word faith for even greater clarity. How does it sound? Lets read it again… 

So too Goals by itself if it does not result in action is dead. But I will show you my life goals with a system/action. 

Paul is throwing down with a put up or shut up.. he is calling them out. Show me your goals, i will show you my action my system.

So get your SYS-tem together, get it going and make life happen!