You Don’t Rise to the Level of Your Goals, You Sink to the Level of Your Systems

About this episode

John and Kelly discuss the importance of systems in achieving goals, referencing a quote by James Clear.

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John and Kelly talk about a powerful quote from James Clear. Author of atomic habits. You don’t rise to the level of your goals, you sink to the level of your systems. As John explains, the think it be it methodology is a combination of various systems . A system for controlling your actions. It’s a system for controlling your mindset. Then there is the technique of setting aside time each week to just think. To deep think. It’s a system for thinking. The think it be it methodology also has a system for being a conduit of learning. Using podcasts. It’s a system for growing. And then there’s the think it be it daily and weekly to do system. A system for being organized. And during this podcast John and Kelly talk about how most people are not growing intellectually. In fact, the average person doesn’t read three books rest their life after they graduate from college. An amazing statistic. And most people have no system for mindset and a poor system for being organized. That’s why when you have strong systems for these various things, success is easy. Because the bar is so low with other people. Buy John’s book, THE MISSING SECRET of…

People in this episode

Hosts: John Mitchell, Kelly Hatfield

Topics covered

• systems
• mindset
• personal growth
• organization
• education

Keywords

• goals
• systems
• mindset
• personal development
• organization

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: atomic habits, THE MISSING SECRET of the Legendary Book Think and Grow Rich

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