I like to set goals but don't follow through

2026-01-15 · Short · Ali · recording, 1:22 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Goals, purpose and life design · mode: Answering questions

Asked by a viewer who is good at vision and planning but struggles to act, Ali places the gap in the system part of his GPS method and names three parts of a system: tracking, accountability and reminders.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Goal, plan and system; tracking, accountability and reminders

• ★★ Ali's method for all sorts of goal achievement is the GPS method: goal, plan and system. — 00:00:00 · GPS: goal, plan, system
• ★★ Someone good at vision and planning who struggles to take action is weak at the system part of the GPS method, Ali says: what to do every day or every week to stick to the plan. — 00:00:00 · GPS: goal, plan, system
• ★★ Tracking your progress towards a goal and looking at that number every single day drastically increases your chances of achieving it, Ali says. — 00:00:29
• ★★ People are very bad at motivating themselves or staying disciplined long enough to see results, Ali says, so build accountability into your life, such as an accountability buddy or a group doing something similar. — 00:00:29
• ★★ For accountability towards a goal, Ali suggests joining an online community or mentorship programme where you feel held accountable. — 00:00:58
• ★★ Life gets busy and people forget what they wanted to do, Ali says, so set reminders, such as time blocks on your calendar to work on the goal. — 00:00:58 · time-blocking
• ★★★ Building tracking, accountability and reminders into your life drastically increases your chances of acting on the goals you set, Ali says. — 00:00:58 · GPS: goal, plan, system

Threads in this video

• refine · How do you hold yourself accountable to what you said you would do? — For accountability towards a goal, Ali suggests joining an online community or mentorship programme where you feel held accountable. (00:00:58)
• progress update · Ali plans to make more videos about his productivity GPS (goal, plan, system) on his YouTube channel (2024) — Ali's method for all sorts of goal achievement is the GPS method: goal, plan and system. (00:00:00)

Where the stories that moved here went next

• Ali plans to make more videos about his productivity GPS (goal, plan, system) on his YouTube channel (2024) — kept; last: progress update, 2026-05-09

Mentioned

Central: GPS: goal, plan, system

Also: accountability buddy · time-blocking

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