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“The goal is that we find the stuff that works by making mistakes because we don’t know what’s going to work or not. So we do it, and we make mistakes, and then we learn from them.” – Alejandra Leibovich
You created the goals. You identified your priorities. You made an action plan and got to work.
Now, 90 days later, how did you do?
It can be tempting to judge the success of your action plan by how many things you accomplished. But what about the goals that didn’t get done? Or the actions you took that didn’t produce the results you expected?
Those results still have something to teach you.
Review, Learn, Adjust
In this episode of The Exponential Entrepreneur, Alejandra Leibovich shares how reviewing your action plan every 90 days can help you understand what’s working, what’s not, and what needs to change. The purpose isn’t to judge yourself for what you didn’t get done. It’s to become aware of the relationship between the actions you took and the results they produced.
Sometimes priorities change. Sometimes you discover that a goal was unrealistic. And sometimes you followed the plan only to discover that what you thought would work didn’t. That is valuable information. Reviewing your results gives you an opportunity to make a more informed decision about what happens next.
Hot Seat: Understanding Goal Results
During the Hot Seat segment, an entrepreneur questions whether they chose the wrong goals because the work completed didn’t appear to move the needle. But as Alejandra digs into the results, a different picture emerges. What initially looked like goals that didn’t produce results actually uncovered problems the entrepreneur could now address.
- Review the results
- Learn from them
- Decide what to do next
Not every action taken will produce the results you expect. The information gained is still valuable and will inform the next actions you take to move closer to your goals.
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