There are communities here on Skool that measure success in numbers. They promote activity by the numbers too. Here is how it was presented recently in one of these groups:
"Your objective is simple. Start conversations that lead to meetings. Before you begin, set your number. How many meaningful outreach messages will you send this week? How many conversations will you turn into booked calls? Break it down. Daily targets create momentum. Momentum creates results. Example10 quality connects per day. 5 follow up messages. 2 to 3 booked calls. Now execute with intention."
This sounds like a well-meaning plan; a blueprint for success. Some of us may even need that level of detail before we can begin to take action. Most of us, however, feel pressure building, friction, overwhelm, even self-doubt. Creativity is lost. Procrastination takes over. Nothing happens.
Guidence is important. I understand that. But flexibility matters too. We are all different and most of us perform better when we have space to grow and flex as we learn. My good friend Tamara Lea Patrick, transformational life coach at Phoenix Rising, calls it space to pivot. I like that. Templates, strategy guides, checklists, and blueprints, all have thir place, but they should never lock you in or keep you from your own rhythm. Pivot, yes. Learn, yes. Grow, yes. But restrained and restricted, never.
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