Forget Chasing Goals—Trust Your Process

When Jenna joined her company’s marketing team, she was excited by a lofty revenue target but overwhelmed by the steps needed to reach it. She tried chasing big goals, only to feel defeated each time she fell behind. Then her mentor gave her a simple piece of advice: “Forget the goal. Build a process.” Jenna identified her daily metric as “draft two social media posts,” blocked thirty minutes after lunch, and tracked her progress on a whiteboard. Within weeks, she had generated enough content to run a month of campaigns without scrambling. Her confidence soared, and her team noticed the steady stream of high-quality posts. Sales leads ticked upward—and Jenna realized she had unknowingly created the success she once thought elusive.

Jenna’s story isn’t unique. Professionals across fields—from writers to salespeople—have found that focusing on a clear process dismantles the intimidation of big goals. You stop asking “How will I ever get there?” and start asking “What will I do today?” It’s a shift backed by research: people who act on specific “if-then” plans are far more likely to follow through than those who merely set goals. This simple mental framework—forming a strong habit by repeating a daily action—creates reliable progress and lasting motivation.

Tomorrow, commit only to what you can do today. Chart your process, track your metric, and watch how consistently winning small battles leads to conquering the entire war.

Treat your daily metric as a sacred meeting by locking in a time slot on your calendar. Each day, do exactly what you planned, no more and no less, then mark it off your checklist. Resist thinking about how far you must go—focus solely on walking that step today, and you’ll arrive before you know it.