Ahh thank you, that's what I've been doing XD
and indirectly trying to get the kids to do when they want to do a thing and I'm like okay how are you going to get there
Creating and refining systems seems to make a lot more sense to me from a longevity standpoint, though on the flipside I think the people that more goal-oriented (and actually achieve said goals) kind of already subconsciously know that they need to put in the systems and stuff to make it work and do that as part of the process of getting to the goal, and then the processes get ditched or refined when they hit the goal and set the next one.
I just keep thinging the processes because I've already proven to myself multiple times that I'm so bad at hitting goals that even if the goal came over to attack me it would still miss XD
Hahahaha, a goal that attacks you isn't your friend!
I'm sure you're good at thinking about processes though.
I think you're totally right. I'm thinking more about the approach to goal-setting; ie, going to the gym X times a week as opposed to targeting a specific weight, for example, but yeah, I think most people probably have a system in mind when they do set a goal for themselves.
I have been around a lot of people where their goal was to, say, get on the next season of Ninja Warrior, and I've always tried to tell them that they can't set a goal that they don't have control over... so the goal should actually be to apply by the deadline - that they can control.