Create a Policy to Attract Success
By Wendy Buckingham
Your goals are WHAT you want to achieve, where you want
to go. But to achieve them you should also look at the WHO of the project:
the sort of person you would need to be and how you will need to behave
or operate to make the journey to success.
For example, it's easy to set a goal to have a million
dollar business - that's WHAT you want to have. But to achieve the goal,
WHO would you have to become?
When I am working with a client on a goal plan we write
a Success Policy, which is a context for the WHO. To do this we look at
what has worked for them in the past when they are on track to their goals.
Then, maybe much more importantly, we look at what hasn't worked. The
things that stopped or blocked the path to success that they wouldn't
want to get in the way again!
To create your own Success Policy, look back on your successes
and learnings and think about the personal or business behaviours, guidelines
or systems you need to have in place to make the journey towards your
goals easy.
You can separate out your personal and business policies
or combine them. Here are some examples of the sorts of things to include:
- Firm written agreements with all clients, staff and contractors
- Complete cycles on my desk at the end of each day
- All quotes to be checked by two people
- Be well-groomed at all times
- Never act on assumption, get the facts firs
- Keep meticulous financial records
- Acknowledge all communications within 24 hours
- Exercise every day
- l0% of time to be spent on marketing
- Don't try to do it all myself. Delegate whenever possible.
Your Success Policy is not set in stone. It's something
to develop, build and adjust over time as you discover what works, what
doesn't work or what is no longer working for you. When you have written
your Success Policy, refer to it often to remind you what needs to be
done to keep you on track towards your goal. You'll find that stumbling
blocks can often be traced back to not following your policy or needing
to introduce another item.
Wendy Buckingham is a writer, speaker and coach and author of the Ready Set Goal Series. She is dedicated to passing on the strategies she has developed for achieving goals and a more productive and enjoyable lifestyle.
If you would like to know more about her speaking and coaching, or preview and order her books, visit her website www.wendybuckingham.com.au or drop in to her goal achieving blog goalachieving.wordpress.com
