Shohei Ohtani is the best baseball player on the planet.
While talented but he's been using a forgotten system of goal setting since he’s been in high school.
It's called the Harada Method & here's how it will help you achieve your biggest goals:
Takashi Harada was a high school track & field coach at the worst school in Osaka, Japan.
After years studying the world's best coaches, he created his own system.
His school went from being dead last to the #1 school in Japan producing 13 gold medal winners during his span.
Shohei Ohtani studied under Mr. Suzuki who was a student of Harada's.
Here is Shohei Otani's list of goals as well as his map of how to get there.
What he has accomplished seems surreal & almost magical but it was planned all along.
The Harada Method works because it helps you turn something intangible (a goal) into a tangible process.
It's about self reliance & practicality.
Any goal can be made a reality but most don't know how to plan for it.
Here's how to do it:
Step 1 is to answer questions based on self reliance.
It's a gauge to see how self reliant you are and gives you a baseline with which to work with.
Once you find your baseline your goal is to improve upon them.
The questions can be accessed at the images below:
Step 2 is to create your long term goal.
This is your north star where your actions will be directed towards.
It will organize your goals, purposes, self analysis, and action plan.
Step 3 is to analyze your obstacles to success.
Once you do that you then create countermeasures to solve those obstacles before they happen.
This helps you plan tasks and routines to achieve the goal when the going gets rough.
Step 4 is to create your Open 64 chart.
The Open 64 is a framework for coming up with tasks and routines you need to accomplish the goal.
You create 8 pillars that will serve as principles to your achievement.
Around those fill in the tasks needed to achieve them.
Here is Shohei's Open 64 chart from high school.
While his main goal was to get drafted 1st overall in the MLB he achieved something even greater than that.
He got signed to a $30 million contract by the Anaheim Angels.
Step 5 is to create a checklist of routines.
It's not enough to set a goal. You must set a system of habits that will make the goal an inevitability.
Have a list you check daily to ensure you're hitting the actions you need to make your vision a reality.
Step 6 is to keep a daily performance journal.
The journal is broken down into tasks to be completed & reflection on your performance at the end of the day.
The journal is meant as a way to build self awareness while keeping you in line with your target.
The final step is to get a coach & support.
We cannot achieve things on our own.
Find a coach who can help you achieve success faster and stay accountable.
Find people around you who can support assist you on the way to achieving your goal.
At the age of 28, Shohei Ohtani lead team Japan to a World Baseball classic championship & won MVP.
Yes, he is talented but talent is worthless without a vision & a plan.
Use this framework for the biggest goal in your life.
Take action & see what happens.
It's not enough to set goals. You must create a plan for them and you've got one.
Here's to you making your biggest dreams a reality.
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