The Win Machine
A new mentality to produce wins, time after time
Simon Trask
October 14, 2026
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A system for everything, and everything in its system.
Having an ops-mentality for your entire life can make things easier, but also way more productive. Even simple tasks like getting ready to leave the house can be smoothed over by good systems.
“Systems” don’t always have to be Kanban boards, either. A system is simply anything that creates repeatable improvement.
Goal Guru Jon Acuff calls a system a “win repeater”.
I like the term “WIN MACHINE”.
Systems don’t have to be complicated. Packing your lunch so you don’t eat junk food is a system. Setting your clothes out the night before is a system. Moving money into savings before paying bills is a system.
In a business, a new system could be simple as well. An investment into time management or project management software for your team is a great systemic improvement.
Or a new system might simply be going back to paper bills (sorry, trees) so you don’t forget to pay them on time because they got lost in your inbox purgatory.
With a systems-first mentality, you can eliminate friction and start winning.
What is one system you can build this week?
 | Onward and upward, |
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