Your Baseline: The Foundation That Powers Your Goals

Every great journey begins with one crucial step: knowing where you are. In this episode of The BIGG Success Show, George and Mary-Lynn dive into Step 1 of the Life Map Course—Your Baseline.

They reveal why this “You Are Here” marker is the foundation that powers your goals, how to assess your personal, professional, and financial starting point, and the risks of skipping this essential step. You’ll also learn practical strategies—from self-assessment and outside feedback to journaling and SWOT analysis—that help you capture a clear picture of where you are today.

Be sure to download the podcast companion for this episode - a free one sheet with a few reflection questions to help you put today’s ideas into action. Click here to get it.

Thanks for listening!

Here's to your BIGG Success,

George & Mary-Lynn

BIGG Takeaways:

• Your baseline is the crucial starting point for achieving your big success; knowing where you are is essential.
• Understanding your current position allows for clearer goal-setting and prevents aimless wandering in life.
• Gathering insights from trusted friends and mentors can help uncover strengths and blind spots in your self-assessment.
• Regularly journaling your thoughts and progress transforms your baseline into a tangible reference for growth.
• Setting realistic goals aligned with your true priorities prevents burnout from chasing unattainable dreams.
• Utilizing a SWOT analysis can deepen your understanding of your current status and guide your success path.

BIGG Highlights:

[00:15] Understanding Your Baseline for Success

[00:58] Understanding Your Baseline

[01:59] Starting Your Journey: Self-Assessment in the Life Map Course

[03:09] Defining Your Baseline for Success

[03:56] Turning Self-Assessment into Future Vision

Links referenced in this episode:

• biggsuccess.com
• Podcast Companion Freebie

Episode Transcript

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On this episode of the BIGGSuccess show, your baseline, the
foundation that powers your goals.
BIGG Success with TheProfessor and Mary-Lynn.
Picture this. You just got outof a concert. And what a concert
it was. Now, here's thething...One of your friends was at

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the show, too. You want tomeet up with them. What's the first
thing you need to know to makethat happen?
Well, you definitely need toknow where you are.
That's absolutely right,Mary-Lynn! That's called your baseline.
It's Step 1 in our Life MapCourse because the starting point
of all BIGG success is knowingwhere you are.
Welcome to the BIGG SuccessShow, where we help you create the

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life you want. Hi, I'm Mary-Lynn.
And I'm George, The Professor.In our last episode, we introduced
you to the Life Map Course,our 7-step system for building a
clear, actionable plan foryour personal, business, professional
and financial lives.
And today, we're diving intoStep 1: Your Baseline. This is where
your Life Map begins,understanding exactly where you are

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right now. And why is that soimportant, Professor?
Well, think about itMary-Lynn, If you don't know your
current location, you can'tget accurate directions. Whether
you're driving across thecountry or building the life you
want, you need a startingpoint. That's what your baseline
is. It's sort of kind of likethat 'You are here' little marker
you see on the maps occasionally.
Ah, yes. And when you knowwhere you are, when you know your

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baseline, you gain clarity.You see your strengths and weaknesses.
You can set realistic,meaningful goals instead of chasing
a vague wish list. And thatclarity gives you focus and momentum.
It also helps you make betterdecisions. When you understand your
personal, professional andfinancial positions, you can prioritize

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what matters most, avoiddistractions, and allocate your resources
more wisely.
Step 1 in the Life Map Courseis self-assessment. Take a good,
honest look at your skills,resources, habits and mindset. Ask

yourself (02:07):
what's working for me right now? Where do I need to
improve?
And don't stop with your ownperspective. Ask trusted friends,
colleagues or mentors forfeedback. Sometimes we're too close
to ourselves to see our ownstrengths or blind spots.
Once you've gathered thatinsight, write it down. We recommend
journaling. It makes yourbaseline tangible and gives you a

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reference point to measureyour progress against.
And if you want to go a littledeeper, you can use a SWOT analysis
looking at your strengths,weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
We cover this more inside theLife Map Course, but you can start
today by jotting down a fewthoughts in each category.
When you skip this step, yourisk setting goals that aren't realistic
or aligne with your truepriorities. You can work really hard

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and end up nowhere near whereyou wanted to be.
We've seen people, I'm talkinggood, smart, hard working people
- they burn out because theychased goals that didn't fit their
life. Knowing your baselinehelps you avoid that frustration
and stay on a path thatactually works for you.
So now you know why yourbaseline is so important and is the

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foundation that powers yourgoals. And now you also have a few
strategies to start defining yours.
So start today. Take 10minutes to jot down where you are
right now in your personal,professional and financial lives.
This is your first buildingblock towards BIGG success.
We also created a quickpodcast companion for this episode.

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A simple one-sheet with a fewreflection questions to help you
put today's ideas into action.Check the show notes for the link
to get it. And make sureyou're subscribed because next time
we're going to cover Step 2 ofthe Life Map Course. We're going
to take that Baseline that wetalked about today and start shaping
your Vision. Your North Star.

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It's where we start turningyour self-assessment into an inspiring,
concrete picture of your future.
Well, thank you so much forlistening today and until next time...
Here's to your BIGG success!
Find BIGG Success at BIGGsuccess.com