Wow, can you believe that today is the 1st June. Where has the year gone. At this time of year I like to take stock of what has occurred and make sure I am on track for the rest of the year. I take time to review what has worked – so I can do more of it – and what hasn’t so that I can refine and amend it. Only by reviewing what has happened are you in a place to make some different decisions about the future course.
And what do you do if you’re not on track? Then I urge you to consider this. Are you simply interested in the goal or are you committed, and I mean really committed to it? I’m interested in losing weight and eating more healthy food but am I committed. If I’m honest no, or else I wouldn’t be eating chocolate bars and take-away meals.
So how do we become committed to something? We ensure that we have motivation for achieving that goal, something that pulls us forward day in and day out. Something that inspires us to get out of bed every day and take action, not because we have to but because we want to.
In my experience I only really get committed to a goal when I have a good reason why I want to do it – a purpose – and that reason is usually something bigger than me. When you can get clear on your purpose then taking action becomes easy because everything is aligned and congruent.
It is as important to have a clear purpose in business as it is in life. Without either you can feel like a rudderless ship that is going round in circles and never getting anywhere. And what a massive waste of time, energy and resources that is.
There are a number of tools that you can use to help get you clear on your purpose but what is imperative is that you write your purpose and goals down. Research by Gayle Matthews from the Dominican University has discovered that writing down your goals increases your chances of success by at least 50%.
This is one of the reasons why Strategy on a Page works so well. It helps you distill onto one page your purpose, values, visions and also the strategic goals and Business Growth Indicators for your business. And by having clarity, focus and accountability clients get incredible results. So if you’re prepared to take action and be committed to your own success, please connect with me and I’ll share how Strategy on a Page could really help you move your business to the next level.
So until next time stay committed to your goals and achieve massive success.
Julia Felton (aka The Business Wrangler) is the founder of Business HorsePower. Business leaders, entrepreneurs and executives hire her to accelerate their business performance by harnessing the energy of their people to work more collaboratively together. By aligning purpose with actions the team achieves exponential results as everyone starts pulling in the same direction.
Julia believes that business is a force for good and through designing purpose-driven businesses that leverage the laws of nature, and the herd, you can create businesses founded on the principles of connection, collaboration and community that make a significant impact in the world.
