Seeing results of a change initiative can take time. It takes personal courage to get up each morning and say 'I am going to do what I know it takes’. Keeping an eye on even most compelling vision takes commitment.

Many businesses fail because they don’t implement systems or enlist support to provide necessary feedback to successfully manage change.

INCREASING THE ODDS

If follow-through is hard part for you or your team, acknowledge it, and build in a safety net! An unbiased business partner or coach can make it possible to help you put discipline in place that will make change possible. While most of us can benefit from an objective opinion and another point of view, one of most beneficial roles of a coach is to serve as a reminder of what YOU KNOW you need to do.

A competent, compatible business partner can be an advocate, encouraging you to sustain right mindset, help you figure out how to overcome obstacles, and hold you accountable to achieving what you desire.

EVALUATION, FLEXIBILITY and MAINTAINING MOMENTUM

Evaluation is process of measuring success. If your strategic plan is well-conceived, it will be invaluable for measuring success. Part of a good planning process includes deciding up front what you want to see as a result, how you will measure success, who will evaluate it, and when.

No matter how much planning one does, unforeseen events will occur. Things will happen that may make it advisable for you to change one or more parts of your plan. Planning for flexibility is important. When you are confronted with such a change in circumstances, you'll need to carefully review plan to see if it still represents what you want, what you need, and how to get there.

READY, SET, GO

Where are you in planning process? If you are ready to move forward but are having a bit of trouble taking leap, enlist help!

The right support structure can assist you to jumpstart process, evaluate progress, celebrate success, and if necessary revise plan.

If you are serious about seeing your plans come to life, find a partner to assist and… GO FOR IT!

Copyright 2005 by Helene Mazur--All Rights Reserved

A Game Plan Will Save Your Day

Like a professional athlete you need a game plan, otherwise you’ll lose your day to distractions and urgencies; you’ll run from one activity to another, always busy, always in motion. Starting your day without a game plan puts other team in control and you play their game as events in your day pull you helplessly along. You’ll be busy, but not productive; motion without direction won’t win game. It’s not about “doing things right”, it’s about “doing right things right.”

Here are a few simple steps to take to win your game everyday.

•Begin a list each day of important tasks not completed from day before. •Add tasks to this list that are driven by commitments you made to others that you recorded in your journal on previous day. •Add any tasks that will prepare you for meetings and appointments for day and a few days ahead. •As a last step, prioritize this list designating “must do today” items with letter A, “should do’s” with letter B, and “could do’s” with a C.

In less than 15 minutes you’ll have your game plan done. Now run winning plays first, ones with letter A.

A Game Plan is a Critical Success Factor

You’re in business of delivering service and advice. To inspire loyalty and trust in your clients you must keep your commitments to them. This means staying on top of commitments you make everyday. Just 15 minutes a day of building your game plan for day will put you in charge and give you control. Legendary football coach Bear Bryant said, “It's not will to win that counts as much as will to prepare to win.” Win each day by preparing a game plan to win each day.

If you would like to receive an in-depth tutorial on daily Game Plan process, send me an email with subject line “Game Plan”.