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I'm Excited And Other Stories
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I'm excited because it is exactly one week until my big online event. I hope you can come. But as I prepare for that, I thought it might help to share a technique I use for working on projects like this. I call it backwards planning. And it is one of the many things I teach in my HeRO Program. So, let's set the scene first. I have a wide range of different things to do in the next week. I have my normal job, with clients, finances, admin, sales calls and so on. I also have a busy family life. But just for my event I need to:
It would be easy to get overwhelmed. So this is what I do, I start with the end and I work back from that. I picture closing the Zoom call with the sense that it went brilliantly. Then I ask myself:
This has the effect of making it feel like every single thing I am doing is leading towards a very specific feeling which can only happen with a successful outcome. Which, in turn, makes all of the nuts and bolts work feel more meaningful. Hope you found this useful. I'm getting back to my work. Coz it's exciting. Have a great day, Stephen -- If you’re curious whether coaching could help you find more clarity or direction, book a free 15-minute Clarity Call and we’ll explore it together. For anything else, hit reply. I answer every email personally. |
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