What you'll learn

Understand the top 3 mistakes people make that prevent them from achieving their goals, and the new habits that will replace those mistakes.
Learn how to keep the focus and momentum you need to follow through to completion, without giving up all your free time.
Hug yourself accountable by following the Personal Accountability Success Sequence for goal achievement.
Kickstart the burning and inescapable desire to tackle your most ambitious goals.
Create and implement your personalized, prioritized, achievable goal plan.
Identify the best support resource(s) to ensure you stay focused and motivated to achieve your goals.

Course content

5 sections • 34 lectures • 2h 5m total length

Why Focus & Momentum Matter1:00
Learn about the key ingredients for consistent forward progress, and why they are so important.
What You'll Learn in This Course1:07
On overview of the key concepts covered in the course.
Common Goal Mistakes12:01
Three common goal mistakes people make and the new habits that will turn them around.
Control vs. Influence1:16
A quick review of whose behavior you can control and whose behavior you can influence.
Hug Yourself Accountable3:28
Learn the difference between holding yourself and others accountable, and HUGGING accountable.
Personal Accountability Success Sequence (PASS)2:26
The 3-step sequence for goal achievement.
Section Quiz

PASS Step 10:37
Why the first step in the Personal Accountability Success Sequence is so important
Ambition Ignition: Activity Assessment4:33
Originally presented as a 5-day challenge, Ambition Ignition kicks off with an assessment of your regular activities and how much you enjoy doing them - or not.
Ambition Ignition: Find Your Calling2:03
The second step in Ambition Ignition is to consider what you're really good at - from your perspective and from those who know you well.
Ambition Ignition: Big Dreams1:56
It's time to brainstorm a list of your most ambitious goals/dreams.
Ambition Ignition: Top 32:00
The steps so far in Ambition Ignition have now led to a narrowing of your focus, where you'll choose your Top 3 goals and reinforce your #1.
Ambition Ignition: Dig Deep5:53
The most introspective of all the Ambition Ignition assessments, you will explore what it's costing you to postpone pursuit of your most desired goals.
Ambition Ignition: When to Revisit2:05
Periodically revisiting your Ambition Ignition exercises is a great way to maintain focus and momentum over time and as your circumstances change.
Ambition Ignition: Changes Over Time2:58
Five years after completing my initial ambition ignition, I share how the results have changed over time.
Validation/Feasibility: Force Field Analysis6:01
A decision-making tool to help you evaluate the feasibility of your chosen Top 3 goals.
Validation/Feasibility: Sacrifice Assessment2:22
A quick stress test of your chosen Top 3 goals, to make sure you are set up for success.
Section Quiz
Ambition Ignition Facilitation

PASS Step 20:57
Why the second step in the Personal Accountability Success Sequence is so important
SMART Goals3:59
Apply the SMART goal methodology to your Top 3 goals and include lead measures that will be most likely to impact your desired results (lag measures).
Choose Lead Measures6:26
This tool provides a visual representation of how your possible lead measures compare relative to each other, considering difficulty and potential impact.
Introduction to Goal Plans1:24
This is a brief overview of the 3 goal plan templates I am providing as part of this course.
Build Your Goal Plan10:52
This is where the rubber meets the road - the building of your goal plan!
Contingency Planning3:58
Proactive assessment of the potential obstacles you may face on your goal journey, and the solutions you will employ to surmount them.
Top 3 Routine11:31
The cornerstone of the Accountability Evangelist's time management approach, the weekly Top 3 routine leverages all the work you've done so far in your goal planning process.
Time Matrix: Focus on the Important8:58
Leverage the power of FranklinCovey's Time Matrix to keep yourself focused on the activities that are going to lead to goal achievement.
Goal Plan Maintenance6:44
A walkthrough of how to keep your goal plan up-to-date on a weekly basis, in parallel with your Top 3 routine.
Annual Goal Plan with Quarterly Milestones6:14
This alternate goal planning tool works well with annual goals, within which you can create quarterly milestones.
Simple Goal Plan3:38
This final goal plan template is good for process-related goals and/or if you prefer a very straightforward approach.
Section Quiz

PASS Step 30:39
Why the third step in the Personal Accountability Success Sequence is so important
Secure Support From Your Inner Circle1:04
What to communicate to the VIPs in your life, so they understand what you are aiming to accomplish as well as how they can best support you.
Identify Your Best Resources2:53
With your plan done and ready for implementation, your best insurance policy for your plan is to identify resources that will enable your consistent forward progress.
How to Support Others1:10
You get to give back all this great learning by hugging others accountable using the Personal Accountability Success Sequence as your guide.
Section Quiz

Requirements

No prior knowledge, skills, or experience is required.

Description

Get clear and organized about your goal pursuit! Learn how to "hug" yourself accountable for doing whatever it takes to accomplish the goal(s) you have a burning and inescapable desire to achieve!

You will explore the three common goal mistakes people make and learn how to turn them around into new habits that you will follow in the Personal Accountability Success sequence. You will confirm what you want most, make a plan to get there within your desired timeframe, and secure the support you need to follow through to completion.

Consistent progress leads to consistent results. That's why this course is all about focus and momentum, the two key ingredients that produce consistent forward progress.

In this course, you have all the tools and templates you need to create a robust plan that is customized to your needs and preferences, including the Personal Goal Worksheet, Goal Implementation Plan Template, Force Field Analysis for evaluating goal feasibility, and more!

You can revisit the process and materials again and again as you create the habit of goal achievement, which you can use to accomplish all of your ambitious goals. And by ambitious, I mean anything you want to achieve that means a lot to you and requires multiple actions over time.

Personalized for where you are on your goal journey, personalized for what YOU want to achieve. This course will be helpful to you no matter where you stand on your goals right now. Let's get going!

Who this course is for:

Well-intentioned people who are stuck in a cycle of stopping and starting their goal pursuit, and haven’t consistently followed through to completion
Visionary people who have so many ideas and irons in the fire, they don't know where to start and can't keep track of it all.
Ambitious people who have multiple goals they are working on but don’t seem to make significant progress on any of them
Determined people who are heading in the right direction and would really love some structure and guidance
Curious people who are just starting to think about their life goals
Busy people who struggle to find time to work on their goals

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Create Crystal Clarity11 lectures • 30min

Make a Robust Plan11 lectures • 1hr 5min

Recruit Vested Support4 lectures • 6min

Your Goal Journey3 lectures • 3min

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