{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"524. Stop Setting 5 Year Goals with Todd Herman","description":"Most entrepreneurs have their calendars backwards\u2014and it's costing them everything. Todd Herman has spent 21 years in high-performance athletics, working with Olympic athletes and billionaire entrepreneurs. His controversial insight is that most entrepreneurs are committing the cardinal sin of business: mistaking activity for achievement. Todd's philosophy is brutally simple: One goal. 90 days. Complete focus.&amp;nbsp; No more half-built bridges. No more &quot;90% finished&quot; projects that generate zero revenue. No more productive procrastination disguised as &quot;strategic planning.&quot; Here's what hit home for me:&amp;nbsp; \u2192 Your calendar reveals whether you're getting results&amp;nbsp; \u2192 Most &quot;goals&quot; are actually just projects\u2014and the distinction matters enormously&amp;nbsp; \u2192 Theme days (Marketing Mondays, Financial Fridays) create momentum through batching&amp;nbsp; \u2192 Meetings without all decision-makers present are just expensive gossip sessions If you're ready to graduate from anecdotal success stories to science-backed systems, this episode is essential listening. The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at marketingspeak.com\/524. ","author_name":"Marketing Speak\u00ae","author_url":"http:\/\/www.marketingspeak.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38722855\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/196490765"}