Where do most people blow it in their year end planning?

As you may have noticed I have been on a webinar frenzy this last week holding two of them a day and will do so for the next one week or so.

I have been getting lots of good questions from the participants and doing my best to answer each and everyone of them.

Here is one interesting question that I received earlier today that I thought I would answer publicly.

Senders Question: Where do most people blow it in their year end planning?

Here is my answer:

Most people blow it by beginning their plan without first getting clear on where they are at now and what changes must occur before they can embark on a new journey.

I understand that most people think that you must always begin with the end in mind and I agree with this however each time you have created a plan for yourself you always began with the end in mind and most of the time for most people they don’t reach what they aimed for in their plan.

So there has got to be a time where an individual must stop and think, what is going on here, i get pumped up each year at this time for the coming year and I plan for it, however, I never hit the goal.

So to help those who can relate to what I am talking about, here is some advice.

First, go back and inventory the previous year. Identify what worked, get clear on why it worked and see if there is anything else you could have done differently that would have made it even better.

Second, go back and inventory the previous year and this time identify what didn’t work, get clear on why it didn’t work and figure out what could have made it work.

Third, really question your commitment level, I know most people say they are committed however when we take a close look at all their actions, what do the actions tell us? For most, it tells us that they were not as committed as they think they are.

Fourth, really question your WHY … your vision … your goals … Do you even know what you want? Why you want it and are you willing to pay the price to get it?

Fifth, do you current systems support the goal you are after? If not, what systems need to be upgraded? What systems do you need that you currently don’t have?

Sixth, does your current skill set support the goal you are after? If not, what skills do you need to finally be able to reach the goal?

Seventh, Does your environment support the goals you are after? If not, what changes must you make in your environment so when you are there you are in the zone, playing full out and making things happen?

I think that if each person began their planning session by answering such questions they would come out with a better plan, a much more clear plan and a plan that will get accomplished as long as they are super clear as to why they want to accomplish it.

I am sure I left some questions out, so if you think of another question that could also have an impact or play a role in how one could accomplish more, please post it right below this blog post.

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