This is TheSchoolHouse302’s monthly #reviewandreflect, wrapping up our focus on Turning Goals into Reality.
Our Review and Reflect series embraces the powerful sentiment from Soren Kierkegaard: “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” Throughout this post, we take a deep dive into our leadership content so that you can develop the skills you need to lead better and grow faster.
Skills I need to develop so that I can achieve my goals in 2020…
We all have goals, dreams, and desires. Yet, despite our best efforts, we often fall short of truly achieving what we want. We know that motivation is fickle and willpower can be fleeting, so we developed a four part formula gleaned from seminal works throughout the ages. The key is not to pursue an endpoint, but to continually work toward success. Success is not a destination, it’s a lifestyle. It’s a culmination of efforts that result from a continual pursuit of greatness. For this reason, our formula has four phases that have a relationship with one another and that continually support your overall focus and growth.
Phase 1: Set One Big Important Goal. Identify one goal that you are passionate about and deeply want to achieve.
Phase 2: Bring It to Life. Write your goal down in words.
Phase 3: Create A Master Plan. Create a master plan designed with the details about what your goal looks and feels like once achieved as well as the deadlines for each of the moving parts.
Phase 4: Be Accountable. Get an accountability partner.
Are you on your way to success?
Self-Assessment:
- How passionate are you about your goal?
Not at all 1 2 3 4 5 Very Much
- To what extent do you review and meditate on your goal?
Not at all 1 2 3 4 5 Very Much
- How clear is your master plan to achieve your goal?
Not at all 1 2 3 4 5 Very Clear
- Who is your accountability partner?
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Wherever you find yourself on the scale for each area, we encourage you to immerse yourself into some powerful literature to lead better and grow faster.
Great Leaders Are Avid Readers
Review: In our #readthisseries we featured practical books that offer actionable information to improve your goal-getting.
Our first recommendation is Kevin Carroll’s Rules of the red rubber ball: Find and sustain your life’s work. This is a fun and exciting book that demands action.
Our second recommendation is from Derek Sivers, Anything you want: 40 lessons for a new kind of entrepreneur. This is an excellent book that is very versatile.
The last book is by Fred Stuvek It starts with you: Turn your goals into success. Bottom line, this is a must read! Fred reminds us that we cannot achieve anything alone.
Let us know if these great reads change your leadership practices and deliver real results.
Who should I follow…
What does an expert have to say about achieving success? Fred Stuvek was our podcast guest for this month and the interview was enlightening. Fred brings a ton of experience to the show with very practical ideas. There is nothing like listening to someone who has diverse experiences, particularly military, and can articulate how they have contributed to his success. Fred unpacks leadership and how we have to get out of our comfort zones to achieve what we want.
Action: Throughout this month during our Three Minute Challenges we asked you to take decisive action to identify your goals and build a plan of action. If you haven’t completed those yet, don’t waste another minute.
Essentially, these are your next steps:
Phase 1: Set One Big Important Goal. Have you set it?
Phase 2: Bring It to Life. Have you written it down?
Phase 3: Create A Master Plan. Have you mapped it out?
Phase 4: Be Accountable. Have you reached out to the person?
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That’s our #review&reflect for goal setting in 2020. Take a look back to take a step forward.
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