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If you’re like me you’ve had a break, your nose is already to the grindstone again—and yet you haven’t yet sufficiently planned 2011.
Before the year gets too much older, let's be sure you’re tracking to create a year that will give you, and those who’re impacted by you, a real buzz.
It could be that you’re happy with your current trajectory and that you’re not looking to shift anything.
Then again—when you’re honest and uncompromising with yourself—I bet there are some little things, and probably some big things too, that you have a yen to rectify or reshape…
What do you want to rectify or reshape?
Think about it—which old habits having been keeping you stuck? Where have you drifted into mental laziness? What’s irritating or annoying you? Where have you not stepped up in 2010?
OK then, now’s the time for you to come on a short journey with me…
Mentally, step twelve months into your future, into January 2012.
You’re now sitting in January 2012 looking back at 2011, OK?
Looking back, if your 2011 was your best year yet:
- What would you have done?
- What would you have achieved?
- What excitement would you have experienced?
- What relationships would you have formed?
- What contributions would you have made?
- How would you have grown?
Take a few minutes to ponder your answers to those questions, and then…
Gently now 
, come back into today.
“If we always do what we’ve always done, we’ll always get what we’ve always got.”
Which two areas are you now ready to take a stand with—which two pivotal areas will you polish up?
Take a few minutes to ponder your answer to that question too.
For me it’s working less hours, and it’s giving more attention to key relationships that are important to me.
For you it could be:
- Honouring the time commitments you make—to yourself and to others.
- Being a people manager who’s ahead of the pack.
- Putting more time and energy into strategic thinking—habituating it.
- Taking real good care of your physical wellbeing
Gosh, I could go on and on.
Which two pivotal areas will you polish up?
You’re not going to shy away from this crucial question, are you?...
Please don’t let OK be good enough!
How will it be when you can hold your head high, proudly, knowing that you’ve stepped up and given the two areas you’ve chosen a good solid shove—when you’ve made a decision to get them sorted, taken some action, and it’s paid off?
What plans do you need to make? What actions do you need to take?
Let’s get down to the nitty-gritty then:
- Knowing the sorts of things you want is your first step.
- Setting your plan is next.
- Putting it in motion is the third step.
Take it from me—you’ll have to be absolutely specific about the two outcomes you’re going to go for in 2011—or, frankly, you’ll be wasting your time.
For example, here’s the first of the two plans that I’m putting in motion:
- What I want is: To work less hours.
- My plan is this: I’m going to limit my coaching sessions to no more than three-a-day.
- What I’m putting into motion is this: I’ve started already! My diary’s been adjusted as I’ve been writing this bulletin. I now no longer have more than three coaching sessions in one day!
I know I’ll get a bigger buzz from 2011 when those two things happen. Yeah, I’m excited about it already!
Your Leadership Call to Action
Now it’s your turn to have the rubber hit the road…
- What are your two areas of focus?
- What is your specific plan for each?
- When will you begin to put your plan into motion?
If your targeted 2011 outcomes relate to you as a leader and you want a solid on-going nudge with a supported version of this process, shoot me off an email and we’ll see if I can help you.
Get in early though. I’ve started a waiting list. Remember, I’m not allowed to have more than three coaching sessions a day! .
All the best until we next interact
