Why Chasing Every Goal Leaves You Stuck in the Valley
You’ve got ideas. Big ones. Launch the podcast. Build the course. Grow the email list. Expand to a new platform
All of them feel exciting. All of them feel important.
But here’s the truth: if you try to climb every summit at once, you’ll stay stuck in the valley.
The Myth of Multitasking
In business, doing more doesn’t always mean getting ahead.
You can juggle five “priorities” at once and end up moving none of them forward. It’s like trying to split your energy across five trails — each step takes effort, but none of the climbs gain altitude.
Real focus looks different: one trail, one summit, one clear finish line.
The Hidden Cost of Scattered Goals
When you chase every goal at once, you pay in more than just time:
Burnout → You’re always busy, but never done.
Diluted impact → Your audience can’t tell what to follow or why it matters.
Half-built progress → Instead of one completed climb, you’ve got five unfinished basecamps.
It feels productive in the moment, but by the end of the season, there’s no summit — just exhaustion.
Focus Creates Altitude
Every summit you actually reach makes the next one easier. You build confidence, clarity, and proof of progress.
One podcast launched successfully is better than three “almosts.”
One course completed and sold beats three sitting in draft mode.
Momentum comes from finishing climbs, not starting new ones.
Trail Marker Exercise: The Goal Filter
Here’s how to narrow down your focus this fall:
Write your top 5 goals for the next quarter.
Rank each by urgency and impact. Which goals fit this season best? Which will create the biggest payoff right now?
Circle the top 1–2. These are your “summits” for this quarter.
Make a Later Peaks List. The rest aren’t abandoned — they’re sequenced. You’ll climb them when the timing’s right.
This exercise keeps you from scattering energy across ten different climbs and helps you focus on the ones that actually matter.
The Real Win
You don’t need every summit. You need the right summit, at the right time.
Chasing every goal keeps you in the valley. But narrowing your focus creates altitude — and altitude creates momentum.
👉 Stop chasing every peak. Pick fewer goals. Climb higher.