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 your support structures with your selection of an All Star Support Team (Step 27), your scheduling of Supporting Events (Step 28), and your Supporting Elements (Step 29).
(If you are a couple steps behind, please, please don’t give up. Finish up as soon as you can. You are so close to the finish line.)
Through your diligence in completing the steps to this point, you have demonstrated the awesome power of combining focus and discipline. I so honor and respect what you have accomplished. While others were buried in year-end holiday activities, you had the presence to stay focused on something that has the power to change your life. And while others will be celebrating with New Year’s resolutions that they picked up over the last week, you have something 100X more powerful than any mere New Year’s resolution.
For tonight, I hope that you will just celebrate your accomplishments from 2011 (summarized by you back in Step 3 ), as well as your latest accomplishment of building a quality personal plan.
Over our journey together in the last month, I expect that you have come to know me well enough to know that I believe that the plan is just a part of the key to your success in 2012Starting tomorrow, it is time for you to get some ACTION traction. A plan without action renders your plan a mere pipe dream. You deserve much better.
Dream It! Plan It! Then, Do It!
In the coming days, I will be sharing with you some keys to getting the most from your plan. I hope that you will return to this site to pick up these pointers, or subscribe to receive posts automatically (either by RSS or by direct email, which you can quickly do to the right of this post).
Well, enough of my chatter. Tonight is YOUR night. I want to leave you with one gift of appreciation for getting to this point with me. Here is a special prayer for you to carry with you throughout 2012.
Finally, I trust that if you conclude that you have benefited from the 2012 Plan process, then you will consider staying with me in 2012. Subscribe to this blog, and/or connect with me on one or more of the major social media platforms. You can follow me on Twitter, on Facebook, and/or on Google+.
I am committed to sharing wisdom and support for you throughout 2012. I want to be celebrating with YOU, next New Year’s eve, the fact that you made 2012 your best year ever.
I am hoping our journey together has just begun.
Best wishes for an enjoyable evening and a super succesful 2012.
Please note: If you have arrived at this step first, it is not too late for you to join other high performers who are collaborating to follow the bite size steps that are unveiled here every day. Get started here.
This blog post was written by Dave Carpenter. Dave is a prolific author, inspiring speaker, and well-known consultant to professional service firms. Besides writing regularly for this blog, Dave’s writing can be seen in leading business and personal development publications. Dave is also the leader of the Accelerate Success mentoring program where he mentors high performers in a unique program designed to do great things for the favorite charity of each participant. If you are (1) a high performer who believes you still have untapped potential, and (2) passionate about a favorite charity, you may want to learn more about this powerful program. You can also follow Dave on Twitter, on Facebook, and/or on Google+.
