Starter Story - re: your new years resolutions

Hey,

Thanks for sending me your new year’s resolutions.

I hate to be a jerk, but I’d feel guilty if I didn’t say something...

I think you’re going too big in 2024.

I’m worried you might be spreading yourself too thin?

And with so few hours in the day already, you could lose focus altogether.

I’m worried that by the time February rolls around, you’ll be back in 2023 mode…

Can I suggest a slight tweak to your goals?

My advice: Delete all of your goals except for ONE of them.

Sounds crazy, I know… but this is what I call a one-goal resolution.

Instead of going wide and shallow (20 modest goals), go narrow and deep (1 big, hairy, audacious, goal).

I’ve talked to thousands of successful founders and this is something I’ve noticed they all naturally do.

How to create a one-goal resolution in 2024 (3 step formula):

Step 1: Take your list of 20+ goals and delete all but one.
Step 2: Pick the one goal that, if accomplished, would change your life in the most meaningful way. Figure out what is your “most important thing”.
Step 3: Then, multiply that goal by 10 and go all in on it.

The first time I tried a one-goal resolution? 2018.

These were my original goals:

2018 Goals (original):

Get weight to 165 lbs (lose 20 lbs)
Start dating more
Build a habit of working out every day
Start a successful side project
Get out of credit card debt
Get a promotion at work
Eat out less / cook at home on weeknights
Learn how to produce electronic music
Only drink alcohol 1x/week
Read at least 10 books
Be less anxious
Travel to 2 new countries
Learn a new language
Quit nicotine

And this is what the revised list looked like:

2018 Goals (REVISED one-goal resolution):

I will have $10,000 in cash with no debt by the end of the year.

That’s it.

One goal.

The. Most. Important. Thing.

All the other goals? F*k ‘em.

At the time, I was in $65,000 of debt.

Financial freedom was my “most important thing”.

I knew that If I could accomplish that, I’d be unstoppable.

And if I could achieve it through making money online, I could quit my job and buy back all of my time.

And eventually, I’d be able to achieve all of those 13 other goals on the list…

I wrote my one-goal resolution down on a piece of paper:

I decided I was going to manifest it into existence.

I hung this piece of paper up in my room.

And every single day, I read it aloud.

And… guess what…

Everything changed that year:

That was the year I got out of debt.
That was the year I reached a positive net worth.
That was the year I started the foundations of my financial freedom.
That was the year I started a business that would change my life.
That was the year I walked into my full time job and QUIT!

All thanks to… deleting all of my goals, except just one!

So, that would be my advice for you in 2024:

Delete. Delete. Delete.
Pick one thing.
Multiply it by 10.

Then, just get to work (it’s already January 1st you know…)

If you’re serious about this one goal resolution thing, I’d like to invite you to Starter Story BHAG (our goal setting and accountability service).

How it works: You join, set a (big, hairy, audacious) goal, and then work towards it every day alongside hundreds of others.

Our community will hold you accountable and cheer you on along the way.

If you want to join, enrollment for BHAG ends today.

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Happy New Year,

Pat Walls

Founder, StarterStory.com

Starter Story - 662 S Millward St, Jackson, WY 83001

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