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title: "Top Goal ramp"
description: "How to build to two focused hours a day on the quarter's top goal."
canonical: https://tomsharman.com/bookshelf/the-great-ceo-within/top-goal-ramp/
updated: 2026-11-03
---

# Top Goal ramp

> How to build to two focused hours a day on the quarter's top goal.

Matt Mochary's framework, from The Great CEO Within, pp. 5 to 11.

Framework 3 of 15 from [The Great CEO Within](https://tomsharman.com/bookshelf/the-great-ceo-within/index.md) by Matt Mochary. Category: Life and thinking.

## The steps

1. **Start with 30 minutes.** Schedule 30 minutes early tomorrow, with no email, texts or calls.
2. **Repeat for a week.** Do 30 minutes each weekday morning.
3. **Increase weekly.** Move to one hour, then keep adding until you reach the target of two hours.

## Where it comes from

From chapter: Chapter 1: Getting Started, pp. 5–11

## The animation

24 seconds, 4:5, no sound.

- MP4: https://tomsharman-downloads-006143767029.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com/downloads/bookshelf/the-great-ceo-within/top-goal-ramp.mp4
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