For several years, I sent out a blog to readers a few times a week. These posts gave pointers about how to practice, shared relevant stories, and provided a way for people to connect with my coaching approach. In 2022, I wrote my book, Before You Say Anything, which brought many of these ideas together in one place. The blog posts have continued to resonate with clients and readers, and they're useful as a quick reminder, so I'm including them here!
I love an article or a book about productivity. If there’s a hack, I’ve read about it and probably tried it out. But here’s one I’m having trouble with.
“Get 10% better.” (The idea is that you’re not trying to blow anything out of the water, you’re improving incrementally.)
But what does that mean? If I’m lifting weight, I can quantify 10%. If I’m running, I know what it means to be 5 or 10 or 15% faster. Or if I have a sales goal for the quarter or the year, I know if I’m hitting that percentage or not.
But how do you quantify what’s inherently subjective, or quality-based?
This is interesting to me because in coaching, progress isn’t linear, and it’s the result of self-reflection.
So what kind of progress is meaningful? And how can you (or should you) measure it?