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Goal-Setting System

TAME

your goals.
STARTER KIT

Most goals fail because they only have one line.
This kit gives you the second line - the engine.

TAME Your Goals
What's Inside
01WHY GOALS FAIL
The one-line trap that kills 90% of goals.
02TWO-LINE STRUCTURE
The destination. The engine. Both required.
03THE 90% RULE
Why aiming for 90% gets you to 110%.
04THE TAME TEST
Run every effort through the four checks.
05ENGINE BUILDER
Lock your goal. Sign as CEO of this goal.
06WEEKLY SCOREBOARD
Fill it. Stick it. Tick it. Every day.
●Fill it in right here. It saves on this device, so you can come back to it. Or hit Print / Save as PDF and stick it on the fridge.
The reason your goals keep failing

STOP TRACKING THE RESULT

You cannot control the outcome. You can only control the effort.

The Old Way - One Line

What most people write:

✕“Lose 10 kg by 31 December.”

✕“Close $1 Million by 31 December.”

The problem

These are destinations with no engine. You stare at the number. You do not know what to do today, so you do nothing.

One line teaches you to set a destination.

It does not tell you what to do at 6 AM on a Tuesday when motivation is gone.

That gap is where 90% of goals die.

A boat with ten rowers and no oars goes nowhere, regardless of how loud the captain shouts the destination.

The TAME Way - Two Lines

Line 1 - The Destination

Where you are going. The GPS coordinate. You set it once and do not look at it every day.

Same goal: “Lose 10 kg by 31 December”

Line 2 - The Engine

What you do today. Every day. Fully within your control. The one part of the goal that market, client, or weather cannot touch.

“Walk 30 minutes every morning at 6 AM”

The Rule

Never judge the Result. Score the Effort, every single day. Row every day and the shore comes.

The engine is the part of the goal that is 100% yours.

No market condition, no client decision, no weather event can stop you from rowing.

That is what makes it an engine.

TRANSLATE YOUR WISHES INTO ENGINES

Follow the example in your area. Then write your own goal in the space below it.
●The Engine passes one test: can I do this regardless of what the market, the client, or the weather decides?

SET YOUR ENGINE AT 90%. NOT 100%

Set Line 2 at 90% of your best day, not 110%. The engine that runs at 90% runs every day. The one set at 100% breaks by Day 3.
What happens at 100%

Day 1: You are fired up. You execute perfectly.

Day 3: Motivation fades. Life interrupts. You miss once.

Day 7: Guilt sets in. You tell yourself you are not disciplined.

Day 10: You quit. It was not life. It was an engine set too high.

90%
RULE

Find the maximum you can honestly do on your best day. Set Line 2 at 90% of that number. Hit it every day. The wins build the momentum that takes you to 110%.

Can run 10 km? Set Line 2 at 9 km.

Can make 20 calls? Set Line 2 at 18 calls.

Can study 60 min? Set Line 2 at 54 min.

The Cold Engine Rule: Never go to zero for more than two days. One missed day and the engine stays warm. Two days and it starts to cool.

THE TAME TEST

Run each effort through the TAME test. Only an effort that passes all four moves into your Engine.
TAKE YOUR BEST EFFORT  >  BUILD IT BELOW  >  SIGN THE CONTRACT
T Time-bound

Is there a date or a set time? "Someday" is not a day of the week.

A Achievable

From where you stand today, is it actually possible? Not a fantasy.

M Measurable

Can you prove it was done or missed? Yes or no. No grey area.

E Enthusiastic

Is it doable? Does your body say "I can do that", not "I dread it"?

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THE ENGINE BUILDER

Take one effort that passed the TAME test. Write it in Line 2 below. Then lock it.
Section 1 - Define the Lines

Line 1 - The Destination

Hunger Check - why do you want this?
Ownership Check - if nobody was watching, would I still do this?
If NO, stop. This is a rented goal. It will leak effort.
Section 2 - Calibration

Line 2 - The Engine

I understand that I control the Effort, not the Result. I commit to the 90% Rule and the Cold Engine Rule. I sign as CEO of this goal.
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THE WEEKLY SCOREBOARD

Data does not have feelings.
  1. Print this sheet, or fill it here.
  2. Stick it on your fridge or bathroom mirror.
  3. Each day, tick for Done, cross for Missed, dash for a day not scheduled. No stories.
  4. Score the effort. Ignore the result. Row.
My Line 2 Engine:
If your score is
4 or fewer ticks per week
> LOWER THE BAR

Your Line 2 is too demanding. Recalibrate. A 10-minute walk you do every day beats a 5 km run you never start.

If your score is
5 or more ticks but no result movement
> CHANGE THE ACTION

The system is wrong, not you. Fix Line 2 - change the action, the time, or the target. Do not quit.

Ready to install the full system?
Your team builds it. Installed in three sessions. Done.

This kit is the spark. The full engine is in the book and in the live installation.

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