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Five Important Steps for Making IF Happen
Please click on one of the five steps below for more information on Making IF Happen.
1. Size up your IF…
All-or-nothing thinking can be dangerous. It may make you believe that you need to do something before you are ready. It can also put the brakes on taking any action at all. Sometimes it’s better to seek a temporary middle ground in your thinking… especially about your IF.
Think about your IF on a scale of GOOD/BETTER/BEST. If GOOD was as far as you could get right now, would that be good enough?
If so, for how long?
2. Add some perspective…
You have GOOD sized up. It’s a productive step but quite likely GOOD doesn’t feel good enough. No surprise there. Your work now is to colour outside the lines and add another dimension. You haven’t dreamed this much only to settle for less.
What would move you from GOOD to BETTER?
3. Know your obstacles….
We all have limits, right? We sometimes use them to define ourselves. That’s a mistake. Frankly, you may not know your limits that well. You know what you can do, what you have done well or not so well, and what you stay away from. You know your experience, not your limits. Think beyond your experience.
What is it about BEST that could be a real stretch for you?
4. Take the next step…
Don’t think about what you can’t do. Focus on what you can do. You are not trying to conquer Europe; you are only trying to land on the beach. Focusing on the next best step in your journey is a good move. It encourages you to act… to do something.
What is the step you could take right now to get closer to GOOD or BETTER?
5. Take inventory of what’s missing….
There’s something you keep coming back to when you think about your IF. It’s niggling at you. Maybe it’s a question, a missing connection or a doubt that won’t take a walk. It is that elusive piece of the puzzle…
What information, resource or opportunity do you not have right now but that you need to get to BEST?