"The
future is purchased by the present."
— Samuel Johnson — |
USE THE 3 A'S
One of the wonderful benefits I receive from being a personal
coach is how much I learn from my clients. I have noticed that
there are three simple steps that can help us reach our most
important goals with greater ease. Here they are in a very condensed
form:
- Awareness
- This is where you step back to truly observe your work
and your life. You can do this by meditating, journaling
reading, or by talking with a coach, a friend, a spouse
or a co-worker. Awareness is where you ask yourself questions
such as: "What do I want?" "What is working here?" "What
is not working here?" and "What could I do to get what I
want?" This is also the time to ask yourself "How could
I achieve this with greater ease?"
- Action -
After you know what to do, you must do what you know. What
steps will you take? How could you take the awareness gained
in step number one and chunk it down in to doable actions?
What daily success habits would help you move toward your
longer-term goal?
- Accountability
- Often we know what we want, we see what we could do to
get there, but we justify and rationalize all the reasons
why life just got in the way." How will you hold yourself
accountable to taking action on what you know is best for
you? Public declaration is a powerful tool here. Tell someone
(or a bunch of people) what you plan on doing. Ask them
to hold you accountable to certain actions by a certain
date. This may seem like a risky step because it means you
are making the commitment to getting what you want. That's
exactly why you want accountability. When you truly want
something (and you are committed to doing what it takes
to make it happen) you will welcome accountability.
ACTION IDEA:
Test the above process for yourself. Go through each step and
write down your answers and observations. After you have gone
through the whole process, take a look at how it worked for
you.
Copyright
© 2004 Rich Fettke www.Fettke.com
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