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“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”
- Benjamin Franklin
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Start Measuring THIS
Most people track too much or too little. That’s the problem.
If you want to see real progress (in work, fitness, finances, or relationships,) personal KPIs are your secret weapon.
📚Learn
KPI = Key Performance Indicator
Think of it as a simple scorecard that answers, “is the work I’m doing actually working?”
3 Types of KPIs to track per goal:
Leading - What predicts future results ( e.g. workouts/week, calories burned, pipeline created)
Conversion - Where’s the hand off? What reflects your effort turning into progress (e.g. pace improving.)
Lagging - What happened because of your actions (e.g. weight lost.)
Keep it simple. Too many KPIs = confusion. Three is enough per goal.
🤔Think
Are you tracking things that matter?
Are you measuring actions or just results? What about the results before the end result?
Are your KPIs showing trends or just single moments?
Your KPI dashboard is not a speedometer. Use it as tool to highlight trends over time. Turn the dashboard into illustrative momentum. TWHen you do this, it will help you spot:
What’s working.
What’s not working.
Where you’re stuck.
💪 Act
Pick One Goal: Health, work, relationships
Define Three KPIs: One leading, one conversion, one lagging
Track the data over time: Daily, Weekly, and in two 2-week sprints.
Review: Reflect - when you look at sprint tracking (3 sprints in a row) ask yourself - Is the work working?
Bonus: Use AI to brainstorm KPIs for any area of life.
Ask:
What are leading, conversion, and lagging KPIs for (enter your goal?)
Measure what matters. Manage what you measure.
If you want to share what KPIs you’re tracking or experimenting with, hit reply. We’d love to hear.
