The first step is to measure whatever can be…
Page 159. The first step is to measure whatever can be easily measured.
— from Goals, Action & Defining Success (Goal/Action/Success/Motivation) · 21 letters on life and its challenges by Charles handy
In the book
Seen this way, success is less a finish line you cross than a system you refine, endlessly. What gets measured tends to get done, so begin by measuring whatever can easily be measured and track it. When you want to grow, set a stretch goal: aim it at one specific weakness, narrow your whole attention onto it, and pour in full effort. — Goals, Action & Defining Success (Goal/Action/Success/Motivation)