I spent years chasing “$10k months” and missed the target every quarter.

Turns out the goal itself was the problem.

A 2022 meta-analysis of 27 studies on elite athletes found that outcome goals (the kind most freelancers set) have almost zero measurable effect on performance. The d-value is 0.09. Basically noise.

Process goals? d = 1.36. About 15x more effective.

The difference: outcome goals depend on things you don’t control (clients, markets, luck). Process goals are the small daily behaviors you fully own. “Send 5 personalized pitches before 10am” beats “land $10k this month” every time.

I wrote up the whole system, with easy examples for VAs and freelancers, in a free playbook. The Sunday routine takes 5 minutes a week.

Read the breakdown and grab the playbook here: https://orbytt.ai/academy/the-process-method/

Curious: what’s one outcome goal you’d rewrite as a process goal? Drop it below.

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The Process Method - Orbytt

Filipino talent. Global reach. Science-backed practice. Stop chasing $10k months.Use process goals and thrive. The goal-setting method elite athletes use, adapted for Orbytt’s virtual assistants,…