• Compile resources . In circle 4 , compile a list of resources you need to succeed in these opportunities , such as additional learning , new skills and your professional and / or personal network .
These four circles intersect at your Sweet Success Spot , the essence of your passions and strengths , opportunities where they can be best used , and resources you need to support them .
2 . 65 Back Vision
65 Back is a holistic work / life integration process . It breaks timespace boundaries between your future wishes based on what you consider crucial in the present , blocked by your past experience .
Executives I coach confine their goals mostly to wealth and status , and limit their vision to three to five years . Looking beyond seems fuzzy and not in their control . The truth is that they fear the unknown . This is what I did too as I kept acquiring wealth and status .
When 40-year-old executives dare to look 25 years ahead , beyond wealth and status toward a holistic vision comprising health , relationship , learning , service and even spirituality , they discover a new self with passion and purpose to fulfill the vision .
The key to this step of long-term holistic vision is to develop of a Wheel of Life graphic for age 65 ( or at least 20 years in future ), with multiple segments additional to wealth and status , listing for each segment specific and positive goals that stretch you , yet achievable in line with your Sweet Success Spot .
Step back in blocks of five years as close to where you are now ( e . g ., if you ’ re in your earlier forties , use 60 , 55 , 50 and 45 ). Construct a similar Wheel of Life for each of these years with goals that need to be achieved to reach your 65 Back Vision , with the block closest to your current age representing short-term goals .
3 . Call to Action
Create a graphical business plan to move from the reality ( where you are now ) to the short-term goals you wish to reach . Identify challenges and options to overcome them . Develop action plans and resources to work on selected options . This part of the process is cognitive , similar to developing a business plan using a coaching construct .
You may find it helpful to use the template o page 18 to create for each year in detail for five years as they progress .
4 . Visualize and Anchor
Who will you become when you achieve what you wish to ?
You ought to be able to visualize sensorily what you wish to become a few years from now based on what you have done so far . This may be a stream of thoughts . You must conceive and perceive the vision in order to achieve what you desire .
Finally , offer gratitude to the source of energy you believe in and let go of any obsession with your goals to cement this vision .
Building your business with and within your heart is what will make it succeed .
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