Hey Reader,

Last year, my goals were everywhere.

Release on a Top 50 label.
Land in the Beatport charts.
Grow on socials. Release more. Earn more.

I wanted everything.
But followed nothing.

No plan. No direction. Just bouncing between ideas.
And at the end of the year, I wasn’t even close.

This year, I did something different.

I picked one clear goal for each important area of my life:

• 🎵 Music: Finish 12 tracks (2 collabs included)
• 💼 Business: Make €1,000 in product sales and grow to 1,000 followers
• 💳 Personal: Pay off my car loan

Simple. Measurable. Realistic.

And suddenly, I wasn’t just “working hard” anymore—
I knew what I was working toward.

But here’s the twist:

Even after setting that goal—12 tracks this year—
I realized something:

Setting the goal wasn’t enough.​
It gave me direction, yes.
But it didn’t tell me what to do today.

“Finish 12 tracks” is a great target.
But without a system, it’s still just an idea.

So I broke it down:
​
One year → 12 tracks
One quarter → 3 tracks
One month → 1 track
One week → build the drop
One day → start with 8 bars

That’s when it clicked.
And the progress followed.

Q1 and Q2: ✅ goal hit.
Track 9 just got finished.

Now I’m facing a new kind of challenge:
​Finishing and launching my digital product.

And suddenly—same old feeling.
The vision is clear. But I feel stuck again.

But this time, I know what to do.

Same principle.
Different project.

Break it down.
What’s the next 8-bar loop?

📌 What this means for you:

If your goal feels overwhelming—
it’s probably not too big.
It’s just too vague.

And if you don’t have a goal at all?​
Start there.

🎯 Define what you're working toward.
Then break it down.
Think like a producer.

One session → one part
One week → one section
One quarter → one finished project

That’s how I hit 9 finished tracks this year.
And how I’ll finish this product.

One loop at a time.

That’s it for now. Have a great week!

Stay Productive,
- LEMAN

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