The Wrong Question.

Focus #002

We all set goals. Very few of us ask the right question first.

When I started building Focus Academy, I had a very clear goal: to become the best human development coach in Mexico and Latin America.

It was a bold, ambitious goal—exactly the kind we're taught to pursue.

The problem was that every time I read it, something didn't quite feel right.

The goal was well written.

But something was missing.

It took me weeks to understand what it was.

The answer came when my coach asked me a question that seemed almost too simple:

Why do you want that?

I gave the first answer that came to mind.

Because I wanted to transform myself.

Because I had reached a point in my life where I knew I could become a better version of myself, but I needed a clear path to get there.

He nodded.

Then he asked again.

"Why do you want that?"

I answered again.

And he asked again.

Seven times.

It wasn't until the seventh answer that something appeared with complete clarity.

I didn't create Focus Academy to teach other people.

I created it because I was the first person who needed to change.

And while I was trying to build the best version of myself, I realized that what I was learning could help many other people build theirs.

A goal without purpose is just a number.

Purpose is the fuel that keeps you moving long after motivation has disappeared.

That changed everything.

The goal itself didn't change.

What changed was the meaning behind it.

And once the purpose became clear, every difficult decision became much easier.

Because I stopped asking myself whether the effort was worth it.

The answer was always yes.

The Harada Method includes a tool specifically designed to uncover that purpose.

It's called The Seven Whys Exercise.

Its simplicity is what makes it so powerful.

You don't need to be certified.

You don't need an extraordinary goal.

All you need is twenty minutes.

A sheet of paper.

And the willingness to be completely honest with yourself.

Try it this week.

And if you'd like to share what you discover, send me a message.

I personally read every one.

Before we finish, I'd like to leave you with one final thought.

You may discover that your goal doesn't need to change.

You may discover that it does.

But in either case, you'll understand something that changes the way every meaningful goal is pursued.

People don't persevere because of the strength of their goal. They persevere because of the strength of their purpose.

See you next week.

We'll talk about a single sheet of paper that a sixteen-year-old Japanese student filled out... and how it ended up changing the course of his entire life.

— Carlos