12 Steps to Power your Business & Work Performance

Step 1 Setting a Goal

When we want to achieve a goal, we first need to know exactly what goal we want to achieve. This goal can be a "micro goal" – a milestone on the way to achieve the greater goal – or a "dream".

Like in sports, we need to set a goal that is quantifiable and manageable (e.g. running 5 miles). We need to pick a goal that is SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely).

That way, we ensure we can reach it, and maximize our chances of achieving it! 

Your Business Diary Task:

Question 1 *Define and write down your vision.

Question 2 *Write down your S.M.A.R.T long, mid and short term goals that are related to your vision.

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Step 2 - Assessing the Situation

After we’ve decided on our goal, the next step is to understand exactly where to begin. Figuring out the location of the "starting line" is just as important as knowing where the "finish line" is.

In sports, we need to assess the shape we’re in before we sign up for a race.

We can conduct a test and assess the situation by using the SWOT model (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat).

By doing this, we make sure we are IDEAL and REALISTIC, as well as prepared.

Your Business Diary Task:

Question 1 *Write down your current S.M.A.R.T assessment

Question 2 *Explain what is your S.W.O.T assessment

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Step 3 - Setting a Suitable Goal

Now that we know where we’re beginning and ending, we’re aware of the gap that we’ll need to overcome in order to achieve our goal and make our dream (or some of it) come true.

It is extremely important to set a logical goal that suits our current abilities. For example, I shouldn’t start by running a marathon if I'm a beginner. I should start by running 2 miles.

However, we can always take the strategy of "stretched goals" and try to maximize the outcome and performance by setting higher standards than our current abilities allow.

Your Business Diary Task:

Question 1 *Identify all three types of goals you chose and explain why they are realistic / ideal / stretched

Question 2 *According to your new assessment, do you need to reset your goals? if yes - why and how?

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Step 4 - Planning

Now the next question: How do we overcome the gap between the starting point and the finish line?

This is when the next step comes into action, and it is about planning. In other words:

COMING UP WITH AN ACTION PLAN.

Like with a training plan or a business plan, we need to lay out the important steps we need to take in order to achieve our final goal. We should also consider the right strategy, tactics, and have a back-up plan.

My Business Diary Task:

Question 1 *Design an action plan that incorporates the necessary steps to achieve your goal, taking into consideration your resources and limitations.

Question 2 *Write down your contingency plan

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Step 5 - Milestones

Setting a big goal and coming up with a big plan can be frightening, and sometimes this can decrease our motivation.

So, in order to be more motivated and organized, we’ll break down the "big target" into "micro goals", and those will be our new milestones. Think about self-made, successful business people, or people who ran a marathon or lost a lot of weight.

They all started with only one step, and kept on moving until they reached their destination. 

My Business Diary Task:

Question 1 *Set 3-5 S.M.A.R.T milestones for your goals

Question 2 *Set 3-5 S.M.A.R.T milestones for your action steps in your plan

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Step 6 - Self-Awareness

Self-awareness is a key quality of successful people.

It is vital to acknowledge our range of abilities and skills – knowing which parts are stronger and which parts are weaker will help us decide what to empower in order to maximize our chances at achieving our goal.

Self-awareness is also about being honest with yourself and knowing what your limitations are. So you fight hard, but smart.

My Business Diary Task:

Question 1 *Set 3-5 S.M.A.R.T milestones for your goals

Question 2 *Set 3-5 S.M.A.R.T milestones for your action steps in your plan

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Step 7 - Challenging

There is a direct relationship between pressure and performance: When people experience the right amount of pressure, they deliver their best work. However, if the challenge or pressure too great – or not enough – their performance is liable to suffer and decline.

By facing daily challenges or adapting to them as a way of life, we develop and build confidence, which acts as one of the greatest motivators and limitation-banishers for people who want to change their behavior and be more empowered.

My Business Diary Task:

Question 1 *Write down your current and future challenges

Question 2 *What are your problem-solving strategies and solutions to prevent the challenges from happening / to overcome them?

Question 3 *What is your "ultimate pressure point" for your peak performance?

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