The Problem With “Challenges”

Why They Fail To Consistently Create Long-Term Success

Just because it is common to see something doesn’t mean that it is truly beneficial or works.

“Despite” the “Success Stories” you hear about.

One of the trends I have seen become more and more common for Businesses is to hold “Challenges”.

These tend to be between 7 and 60 Days (Generally 30 Days) where you dedicate yourself to a specific Goal.

Generally, it involves education, a group (Facebook is most common), and a Celebration for those who make it to the end!

From an outside perspective, it sounds like a winning recipe.

However, I’ve been through some Challenges myself, and watched many more people take on different Challenges.

For the Challenge that I dedicated myself to most strongly — Digital Writing — I have received Major Success.

In fact, I would attribute 95% of my success this year to Digital Writing, including

• #1 Top Creator on Typeshare (The Digital Writing Platform) *
• 2023 Leadership Coaching Service of the Year
• 14 Other Awards and Nominations