How To Get Where You Want To Go GPS? Yes, but No. I'm not talking about travel. I'm talking about how you achieve goals, objectives and non-physical stuff like that. We have all had the experience of making a plan or setting a goal that proved hard to implement or achieve. Somewhere in the process, often right at the beginning, obstacles appear. Not tasks, but real ’how am I supposed to do that’ obstacles. I am going to show you why that is a good thing and not the ’killer’ that you might suppose it is. GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE First let me explain that this isn't my idea. Dan Sullivan, the founder of The Strategic Coach, is my source for this idea. The Strategic Coach specializes in helping entrepreneurs (small business folks) get to the next level. I highly recommend that you check out their resources. The Strategic Coach HOW IT WORKS The Strategy Circle is simple, but powerful. Anyone can learn the technique in minutes. The trick is to use it over and over and over so that it becomes second nature. Here we go...
You now have a roadmap for achieving your goal or big task. Success is inevitable if you keep plugging away. This YouTube video (6 min) is Dan Sullivan’s own introduction to The Strategy Circle technique. Worth watching. THE TOOL - SOFTWARE, PAPER, SPREADSHEET, TABLE? You can't really get very far without writing this all down. You need to document your plan. You can go old school with paper. Maybe lay out a CAD drawing of the template below to print and fill out by hand. The Strategic Coach used to have software for managing your Strategy Circles. Or you could use a Word-like or Excel-like template. Here is what I use, an Apple Numbers Spreadsheet. I like it for a couple of reasons.
Here’s what it looks like. Just click the image to download a zip file with several versions included: Numbers, Excel, CSV, and PDF. Use whatever is already a part of your work flow. BEFORE YOU KNOW IT My suggestion for implementing The Strategy Circle is to tackle something that you have been wanting to accomplish, but never seem to make any headway on. This isn't only a business tool. It is a multipurpose tool - personal, business, hobby... So personal goals are good choices, too. Once you get some experience with the technique, take on another goal. About five Strategy Circles at one time are my limit. Once I get beyond five goals at once, I can't keep up, and the whole process suffers. You will figure out your limit by trial and error, but start with just one goal. You don't need to work on more than one goal at a time. Working on just one goal at a time is fine because you will be accomplishing things that have eluded you before. Take one step every day even if it is just preparation for taking a step. Look back at your progress every week and update your Strategy Circle. You will quickly see that you really are going to accomplish your goal. There you have it. Dan Sullivan’s Strategy Circle. It is the solution to overcoming everything that stands in your way. World Domination is just a few Strategy Circles away.
Malcolm Rowe
9/7/2017 03:06:11 am
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