Preparation.
You all know preparation is essential to increase your chances of success, but how many of you are actually preparing? It is so easy to get caught up in life that we fail to make time for preparation, simply being too busy in the doing.
I want to share a story first, last week I was in the beautiful resort of Dom Zeen, in Crete. On the last day Sarah and I went to the sea for a swim. I am not a strong swimmer, and the resort beach was close to a rocky outcrop.
Having swam in the sea many times before I knew how easy it is to become disorientated. So before I got in, I made sure I faced away from the rock and swam up the shore. A simple piece of preparation but it certainly saved me some difficulty, for as I was swimming up the shore, head down and enjoying myself, I stopped to look around and as soon as I put my feet down, I began to panic. Because I had not stopped, assessed where I was going or fully prepared, I had been swimming out to sea, not along the coast. And as a weak swimmer, this was scary for me.
With more planning and regular reviewing (pausing to see where I was), I would have avoided this mistake and made it safely up the shore.
Now this is a simple story but when was the last time you paused in practice to assess the direction you are going in, and referenced it back to your original plan as to where you want to go?
As we are in the final quarter of the year, this is the time of reflection and planning. To be considering how we did this year, did we hit our targets, are we on track. If so why? and if not, why?
Then we should be turning out attention as to where we wish to go. This is NOT a question that should be asked on New Years eve. It is something that should be planned, thought out and then executed.
So if you did not reach your goals this year, or if you did not set your goals this year, now is the time. And if you did set your goals, did you get there with ease and predictability?
This week I have an invite for you.
I want to help you achieve a real level of success in 2024. What I mean by this is that I want you to live HAPPIER, WEALTHIER, and FREE.
I am hosting a FREE two-part webinar series to help you goal set and plan an execution for your dreams in 2024.
Monday 6th November 8pm (UK time)
Monday 13th November 8pm (UK time)
Lock these into your diary now!
Here is your link to book. I will see you there.
https://ascchiro.com/workshop/goals2024
With love,
Tom