What if the reason you're not where you want to be is because you're working hard on the wrong

things? Good morning and welcome to the Increasing Impact Podcast. I'm Justin Sua, episode 2,2007.

The athletes, coaches, executives that I have the privilege of supporting our elite at getting things done.

They love to train.

They love to grind.

They check the box.

They have their routines.

But sometimes their process becomes the problem.

Because the drive to do more can actually get in a way of doing what

matters most they want to go go go they have this this action bias for more and we talk about

this concept the difference between a clock and a compass approach to your system.

The clock is about time, it's reps, hours, output.

The compass is about direction, priorities, standards,

what actually moves the needle.

Most people, we defer to the clock.

More swings, more lifts, more reps, more things we needed to get done.

More film, more work, more meetings.

But the truth is, if your direction is off, all you're doing is becoming more efficient at the wrong things.

Direction is more important than speed.

A fast car going the wrong way just gets lost quicker.

So instead of asking how much am I doing, am I accomplishing my to-do list,

am I doing everything I need to do?

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