Find Your Summit: Align Your Effort with Your Vision
You’ve been grinding for months. Late nights, early mornings, saying yes to every opportunity. You’re busier than ever… but somehow not getting ahead.
Sound familiar? You might be climbing the wrong mountain.
When you feel stuck or off course, pause and check if you’re still on the trail you intended to take.
The Real Cost of Climbing the Wrong Mountain
Hard work isn’t the problem. The problem is direction.
The real cost isn’t just wasted time — it’s opportunity cost.
While you’re chasing 10,000 Instagram followers, your competitor is building an email list that converts.
While you’re perfecting that elaborate funnel, they’re having direct conversations with clients.
While you’re climbing multiple peaks at once, they’re laser-focused on summiting the one that matters.
Effort without alignment drains energy — and hands your advantage to someone else.
Once you’re headed for the right peak, every step forward feels aligned and worth the effort.
How to Choose the Right Peak
Before you take the next step, pause and ask:
What’s my North Star?
Every peak should connect back to your bigger vision — revenue, freedom, impact.
What’s the return on this climb?
Not every goal has equal payoff. Rank them based on energy required vs. results delivered.
Am I climbing this for me, or because everyone else is?
The right mountain is the one that fits your map, not your competitor’s.
What’s my 90-day test?
Pick one goal you can make meaningful progress on in 90 days. If you can’t see clear milestones, it’s probably too vague or too big.
Like a trail marker, this exercise gives you checkpoints to measure progress and stay focused on one goal at a time.
Trail Marker Exercise
Here’s a quick way to choose your mountain:
Write down your top 3 business goals right now.
For each goal, write the ONE action you’d take this week to move toward it.
Circle the goal where that action feels most energizing and clear.
Put the others in a “later” list — don’t let them steal energy this quarter.
This exercise forces clarity. You can’t climb every peak at once — but you can summit the one that matters most.
Pick One Peak and Commit
When you choose the right peak, something shifts. The climb is still hard, but every step feels aligned. Every ounce of effort moves you toward a goal that actually matters.
Don’t let September’s back-to-business energy scatter across ten different mountains. Pick one peak, commit to the climb, and start moving.
