Discover how to achieve any goal without fear of failure! In this video, you’ll learn a powerful concept that transforms setbacks into opportunities by removing judgment and focusing on the next step. Watch now to see how small adjustments can keep you on track to success, no matter what.

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Video Transcript:

Let me tell you something that sounds too good to be true, but it is. When you set a goal, you cannot fail at reaching that goal if you simply take input along the way and adjust at every point. Let me explain what I mean.

Here’s an illustration: let’s say you’re going to drive from San Francisco to New York. You get in your car and start driving. You drive and drive, and then you look up and see a sign that says “San Diego City Limits.” Have you failed? No. You’re clearly going the wrong direction, so you turn around and drive again. You drive and drive, and then you see a sign that says “Seattle City Limits.” Have you failed? No, but once again, you’re going the wrong direction.

You may need some help or assistance, but you cannot fail at getting to New York if you zig and zag all over the country and, at every waymark, stop, recalibrate by New York, adjust, and keep going. That’s the concept I’m talking about.

Now, here’s the problem—what messes us up. When we are following the map or GPS, and we stop at a waymark, we insert judgment into the process. For example, you look up and see “Seattle City Limits,” and instead of just recalibrating, you think, “Seattle? You idiot.” That’s the judgment we put into the GPS. We tell ourselves things like, “There you go again,” or, “You’ll never get it right.” But the GPS itself doesn’t say that. It simply tells you, “New York is that way.” You’re sitting in Seattle, so adjust and keep going.

The issue arises when we allow judgment to take over. We start getting discouraged and begin calibrating by where we are, rather than where we want to be. We think, “I’m in Seattle. I’m such a failure. I’ll never get to New York.” That sense of failure, discouragement, and focusing on where you are instead of where you want to be can prevent you from moving forward.

What has to happen is this: we need to remove the judgment and make a choice. You can’t fail if, at a waymark, you assess where you are relative to where you want to be, adjust, and take the next step. That’s the power of choice.

Now, what’s the most important step you can ever take? It’s the next step—not the last one. It’s your next step. Along the way, you can make decisions to change your goals. For instance, you might get to Oklahoma and decide you like it there. You can choose to stop your progress to New York and make a new decision. That’s not failure.

Sometimes people ask, “What if you have to get to New York in eight days?” That’s just additional input. At each waymark, you consider where you are compared to your goal and how much time is left. It’s simply part of the process.

So what I said at the beginning is true. Set your goal, calibrate by it, assess at every waymark where you are relative to your goal, adjust, and take the next step. That next step is the most important one, and you cannot fail.