Do you have a Fall Forward Plan?

Fall has begun – what’s your “Fall Forward Plan?”

First, we need to take a look at this current craziness of getting what we want in nanoseconds; this new society of short cuts. Think 140 characters, texting and one-minute videos.  (excerpt taken from the blog http://www.inspirationalgoaling.com/business-blog )

So how does one put that motion into forward gear and work up to ‘relentless’?

We have evolved into people who want everything tout suite rather than hold a meaningful, face-to-face conversation, read a novel in the Queen’s English or enjoy watching a full-length movie with a story that isn’t chopped up into 5 second flashes of special effects and decibels of ear-splitting noise.

Instant gratification and no investment equal no value. The ingredients of Relentless Forward Motion are tenacity, patience and preparation, which when blended and baked, equal you getting what you value, need and desire.

Here’s How:

I love Darren Hardy’s 1-1-5-3-1-30-30-5 Plan!
(Warning: Not for the nanosecond, shortcut mentality)

First: Prepare

Choose your number 1 goal: relationship, weight loss, building a business, investing finances, public speaking, selling, etc.

Decide what the number 1 skill is you need to accomplish that goal.

Choose 5 books on learning and practicing this skill and immediately go to Amazon and buy them. (Hint: they will be more than 140 characters!)

Choose 3 CD/DVD programs on this skill. (Hint: they will be longer than 60 seconds!)

Now choose 1 live seminar to attend on this skill.

Second: Take action and be patient

Read for 30 minutes each morning until you have consumed the 5 books. Will only take a couple of months or less

For 30 minutes each day, listen to/watch the audios/DVDs’s. (While walking, driving, working out, etc.)

The consistency of this small discipline compounded over time is Relentless Forward Motion while looking where you want to go.

Third: the 5 Step Process

1.  Study – focus on that skill you need to learn
2. Extract – the 3 best ideas you find
3. Act – implement 1 of these ideas now
4. Measure – track your improvement (what you don’t measure, you can’t manage).
5. Improve – review, adjust, repeat.  Lastly, goals are accomplished much more easily if you think of them as a labyrinth: there is only one starting point and only one stopping place. The rest is Relentless Forward Motion as you circle your desire, coming closer and closer with every step, knowing you are never losing sight of the prize as you look where you want to go and go where you look.

These photos are ones I took while visiting the Chartres Cathedral in France last fall.  It was amazing to see something built in the 13th century and still preserved. Fridays is when the chairs are removed to walk around it, as it’s right in the middle of the cathedral sanctuary.  The middle image is on top of a slab of granite to show the outline of the labyrinth, as it’s huge.  You wouldn’t even know it’s there, unless you’re looking for it.

If you’re interested in the Fall Forward Plan, show your commitment by emailing the list of 5 books that you’ve chosen to read.  Email WeChangeLives@shaw.ca with the subject line of Fall Forward Book List.

If you’re in the vicinity of mid Vancouver Island you can even get a discount on 2nd hand books at Fireside Books in Parksville…. tell them you’re part of Barb Ashcroft’s Fall Forward Inner Circle group and you’ll get an instant 10% discount.

Looking forward to learning together,

Cheers,

Barb