Wow! We have come so far together. At last, we cross the finish line together. Congratulations! By now, you should have a high quality plan (completed in Step 23) that you have tweaked into a thoughtful “final” plan. You hopefully have gotten some constructive feedback from your Board of Advisors (Step 25), with potentially more feedback still to come. You have taken the plan to the next level by creating your Magnificent Milestones (Step 26). And you have identified … [Read more...]

Wow! We have come so far together. By now, you should have a high quality draft plan (completed in Step 23). You hopefully are starting to get constructive feedback from your Board of Advisors (Step 25). You have taken the plan to the next level by creating your Magnificent Milestones (Step 26). And you have begun identifying your support structures with your selection of an All Star Support Team (Step 27) and your scheduling of Supporting Events (Step 28) you plan to … [Read more...]

The finish line is getting so close. One step today and one tomorrow and you will be well positioned to celebrate on New Year’s eve knowing you have in place the elements to lift your performance in 2012. Congratulations on your diligence in completing the steps that have preceded this one! By now, you should have a high quality draft plan (completed in Step 23). You hopefully are starting to get constructive feedback from your Board of Advisors (Step 25). You have taken … [Read more...]

Can you believe it? We have journeyed through 26 steps together. By now, you have hopefully created a 2012 Plan that inspires you and have sent your draft plan to your Board of Advisors for their feedback. And, with your completion of the previous step (Step 26), you should now have Magnificent Milestones created for each of your SMART Goals. You are poised for a great year. But, being poised is not enough. I want you to have a great year. And, I believe there is one … [Read more...]

Home stretch! Just five steps more steps. Just five. The next step in the process is to convert each of your annual SMART goals into monthly "Magnificent Milestones." Seldom does progress come in one giant step. More often it occurs because we take a series of steps that cumulatively result in a big step. Think about the “mountain you have moved” in getting to this point in this planning process. Those of you who have gotten to this point did so because you took a … [Read more...]

Day 25 of 31 days to Creating Your Inspiring Personal Plan for 2012 Congratulations! For most, this step will be one of the most gratifying in the process. For some, it may also be one of the most nerve-wracking. The time has come for you to share the draft of your plan with each of the members of your “Board of Advisors.” If by chance you skipped putting in place a Board (Step 2), I strongly recommend that you reconsider the strong logic of having some individuals … [Read more...]

I want to take this opportunity to wish all of those celebrating Christmas a very Merry Christmas. To those of you celebrating other holidays, from my family to yours, Happy Holidays. In recognition of the holidays, we will take a brief respite from the planning process. We will resume on Monday when your task will be to send the package you assembled in Step 23 off to your Board of Advisors. When you send your package off, you will link to this page of Guidance for … [Read more...]

Day 23 of 31 days to Creating Your Inspiring Personal Plan for 2012 You have come light years in the last three weeks! And, you are now ready to assemble a draft copy of your plan for forwarding to the members of the Board of Advisors you established back in Step 2. You will not actually be submitting the draft until the day after Christmas, but in this step you will be pulling the draft together for the first time. (Regardless of whether you celebrate Christmas, you will … [Read more...]

Day 22 of 31 days to Creating Your Inspiring Personal Plan for 2012 Congratulations, you have reached the final step in preparing the material that will be assembled into the plan that you will share with your Board of Advisors. Tomorrow, I will share a template for assembling your package. You will then let it sit for a day while you just reflect on that you have created, before sending out your plan to your Board. While your Board is reviewing your plan, you will be … [Read more...]

Day 21 of 31 days to Creating Your Inspiring Personal Plan for 2012 In Step 20, you created your hypothesis of the five or six strategies that you will be implementing in 2012 in order to make your Vision become an accurate depiction of how you are currently living your life, as opposed to merely an aspirational statement. Now, you need to test the validity of those strategies. All of the remaining steps in the planning process are predicated on your strategies so it is … [Read more...]