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Mini Episode | Are Your Systems Aligned with Your Goals?

Being an Engineer · 24 Feb 2023 · 9m · Episode 8

What this episode covers

Aaron Moncur, founder of Pipeline Design & Engineering, explains that achieving goals requires aligned systems rather than just willpower. He shares how creating calendar reminders for business reviews solved his neglect of key metrics, and how a similar system helped him earn his jiu-jitsu blue belt after years of failure. Moncur defines a system as a set of practices yielding predictable outcomes and encourages listeners to evaluate their own systems by testing them and iterating.

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early-stage companies

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Companies
Pipeline Design & Engineering
Also
Team pipeline.us, Benjamin Hardy

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