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Your Checklist for Success in 2016

December 27, 2015 Karl Bimshas

Success2016

 

  • Confirm your Values. Where you spend your time and money is a clue as to what you currently value. Need to make a change? Commit to figuring it out before you start making plans you do not believe in. Confirm your top four values and then stack rank them. Values help you make decisions.

 

  • Identify your Quest. Give thought to your purpose or mission. Too often people get hung up trying to figure out what theirs is. They probably already know, they are just afraid of it. It is okay to be scared; it makes it all the more thrilling. If you honestly believe you do not know your purpose, make that your quest for the year ahead.

 

  • List 100 Goals that Support your Values and Quest. What do you want to do, have or be over the next decade? Capture everything that enters into your mind. Go for 100 because the first 30 are going to be cliche. Your real wants, the ones you seldom admit, come out after the first 60 or so.

 

  • Create a Master Plan for the year. Review your list of 100 goals and pick eight high leverage ones you feel reasonably confident you could accomplish in one year. Make them goals that cover multiple dimensions of your life, not just your career or finances. You will probably be overly ambitious. That’s okay. It is far better than the alternative. These will give you focus.

 

  • Assign Success Measures. Know what success looks like and figure out a way to measure your progress toward it. Think of units (how much?) over time (by when?).

 

  • Predetermine your Celebrations. Decide ahead of time what milestones you will celebrate and how you will celebrate their success. Reward progress, not just achievement. Find a place to keep track of your measurements regularly.

 

  • Find an Accountability Partner. Run through each item on this checklist with an accountability partner. You’ll be tempted to use a spouse, a trusted friend or a loved one. You can, but know they are likely to dilute some of your goals with well-meaning, but dream killing questions. Phrases like, “Didn’t you try that already?” or “Why would you want to do that?” Are deceptively insidious. Better to work with someone who expects you to succeed. If you have the means, pay someone to kick your ass. You’ll get faster results.

 

Bonus: If you need help on any of these items, contact Karl Bimshas Consulting.

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