“How Am I Doing?”

“Progress equals happiness. Even if you’re not where you want to be yet. If you’re on the road, if you’re improving, if you’re making progress, you’re gonna love it. You’re gonna feel alive.” – Tony Robbins

“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.” -Richard P. Feynman

Once you decide to do something or embark on a passion project or even start a new habit, immediately find some ways to measure your progress. Have a few simple metrics that you can compare to a prior data point. I recommend weekly, but you can do it daily if you want.

This discipline of measurement allows you to honestly assess how you’re doing. And when you measure consistently, one of two things will happen:

One…You’ll see progress. Which feels awesome and will inspire you to keep going.

Or.

Two…You won’t see progress. (Or maybe you’ll start to plateau after making some initial progress.) That’s okay. Don’t despair. It just means it’s time to mix it up. Iterate. Try a different approach or tactic. Better that than fooling yourself into thinking you’re improving. When you’re actually not.