Coaching practices for Evaluate Performance Not Just Results
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- I lost, so I’ve written the whole thing off as a failure
- It went well so I assumed I did everything right and moved on
- I’m putting in the work but I honestly can’t tell if I’m getting better or just spinning my wheels
- I measure myself purely by the scoreboard
- My whole sense of whether I’m doing well rides on outcomes I don’t fully control, so when the results are slow or disappointing I feel like I’m getting nowhere
Practices that may help
- Review process goal execution separately from outcomes after each performance
Evaluate how well you executed your process goals independently of whether you won or lost.
Process Goals, Made Practical - Debrief against process goals, not just the outcome
After performance, evaluate whether you executed your process goals before evaluating the result.
Process vs. Outcome Goals in Sport and Performance - Track performance goals with quantitative metrics
Measure progress toward performance goals with numbers you collect, not impressions.
Process Goals, Made Practical - Define success by growth and contribution, not scorekeeping
Shifting the success metric from achievement tallies to personal growth and impact changes what you optimise for — usually for the better.
Goal-Free Living: When Process Beats Destination - Track mastery progress, not just outcomes (accomplishment pillar)
Measure your growth in capability over time, not only whether you hit your targets.
Seligman’s PERMA Model, Made Practical - Track performance goals against your own baseline, not others
Measure your progress against your personal standard, not against the competitor or the leaderboard.
Process vs. Outcome Goals in Sport and Performance - Analyze your best days — not just your failures — to identify what drives success
When performance is above target, investigate what made it so: replicating peaks is as important as preventing troughs.
Feedback Loops and Behavior Change - Choose a behavioral metric, not an outcome metric
Measure what you do, not what results — behavioral metrics are faster, more actionable, and more motivating.
Feedback Loops and Behavior Change - Orient toward mastery rather than performance comparison
Set goals against your own past standard rather than against others.
Approach vs Avoidance Goals - Track leading behaviors, not lagging outcomes
Track what you do (meals logged, minutes walked, words written), not what results (weight, fitness, chapters finished).
Self-Monitoring, Made Practical
Related concerns
- Measure Behavior Not Outcome
Measure what you do, not what results — behavioral metrics are faster, more actionable, and more motivating.
Choose a behavioral metric, not an outcome metric
- Outcome Vs Output Metrics
Output metrics tell you what happened; system health indicators tell you what is coming.
Monitor system health indicators, not just outcome metrics
- How To Measure Personal Progress
Compare your current self to your past self, not to others — the only comparison that measures actual progress.
Switch to temporal self-comparison
- Objective Learning Metrics
Attach two to four hard metrics that prove the Objective was actually reached.
Define measurable Key Results
- Performance Metrics Training
Measure progress toward performance goals with numbers you collect, not impressions.
Track performance goals with quantitative metrics
- Worth Vs Performance
After performance, evaluate whether you executed your process goals before evaluating the result.
Debrief against process goals, not just the outcome
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