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September 3, 2025 21 mins

Are your business goals just wishful thinking? If you're tired of setting targets with frameworks like SMART goals and falling short, this episode is your wake-up call. Serial entrepreneur Tanner Haas, who has founded four companies and sold two, joins Harmonious at Lunch to tear down conventional goal-setting advice he calls "fluff."

Tanner argues that success isn't about writing down a long list of goals; it's about extreme focus. He shares Warren Buffett's method of identifying your top 25 priorities and then eliminating 22 of them. This conversation provides a concrete system for turning massive, vague goals like "hit $5 million in revenue" into a daily, manageable checklist that drives real results. Learn why execution is the only metric that matters and how to build a simple, effective process to hold yourself accountable and accomplish what you set out to do.

Chapters:

[00:00] - Intro: Why Your Goal-Setting System Is Broken

[01:05] - Tanner Haas on Why Most Goal-Setting Advice is Fluff

[02:40] - The #1 Key to Success: Warren Buffett's Focus Principle

[04:25] - From Vague Targets to Actionable Metrics (Why a Revenue Goal is a Bad Goal)

[07:10] - How to Break Down Your Goals for Daily Execution

[09:50] - The Power of the Daily Checklist: A System for Unrelenting Progress

[12:15] - Execution is Worship: Why Activity Doesn't Matter, Results Do

[14:00] - How to Review Your Progress & Refine Your Approach

[16:30] - About Freedom Chat: The Mission for a Private Messaging App

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