What you are referring to is David’s advice on actions items.

But when it comes to thinking differently David agrees with my advice. He often suggests clients create visual reminders until they install certain important habits, like asking themselves the two vital questions that all projects require.

There is a big difference between “To Do” reminders “To Think” reminders. With a “To-Do” you get it done when you are in the proper context and then it’s gone for good. With a “To-Think” you need to do it over and over again until that style of thinking becomes your default mode of operating.

I hope that clears it up.

rich schefren

All 4 of the elements above lead to…

Self-awareness and business-awareness.

This lets you “cut to the chase” because you intuitively know what REALLY is important. It’s not that people are not getting things done, it’s just the wrong things.

Peace,
Paul

The Original PLR Turnkey Business System

For once, I totally disagree with one of your comments:

re: “What I do when I want to develop a new way of thinking is this: I write it in my daily schedule, on post-its on my desk, on index cards around me, and on a label on the bottom of my computer monitors. I find having so many reminders makes it simple to be consistent and anything you do consistently develops into a habit quickly.”

That approach is a complete violation of David Allen’s superb advice in ‘Getting Things Done’. Simplify, centralize. Don’t get overwhelmed with too many places that have ‘to do’ reminders. Go to ONE place and one place only….regularly.

Mike Corso
Cool Site of the Day’s Guide to Building Profitable Web Sites FAST>

Some of the work we’re doing brings the concept of shared vision and alignment to the forefront as you work to have a whole team maximizing their time and experiencing outstanding team results. And check out what we’ve determined.

Any vision or set of strategic initiatives that exists on more than one-page rarely gets executed to 100% accuracy! But it gets worse. Designating strategy without defining tactics and tasks, as well as those accountable, usually stalls projects and puts timelines in jeopardy.

So, like your concept of pre-determining outcomes, if working with teams it becomes imperitive to predetermine outcomes as a whole, including who’s responsible, and the daily tasks that lead to completing tactical measures that are necessary for strategic initiatives…whoa, talk about some planning time!

Another great trick is to define your desired outcomes in terms of themes and pre-determine the rewards when the outcomes are hit.

In our organization we set the themes for 90 days and the key outcomes are defined in terms of tactical measures that are getting us closer to our annual strategic initiatives. This quarter’s theme is to “Change Our World” a link to the team building activities that we’re building and how they literally change the lives of families in need with every one we run - fun and impactful.

When all of the outcomes happen, we’ll change our own world with a pre-determined investment that will be out of this world.

Focus and Results = Reward. Another fun stratgey.

Thank you for passing us on to Shawn and Tellman, I’ve gone through the 6 free learning videos even though 3 of them I was familiar with but it was really great following step by step just incase we had missed anything important.

Can’t wait till I receive more hands on stuff…..its great to meet people who care about those of us who have spent 1,000’s on dead end software that only give us half the story about making money online ……they are the real McCoy…that’s for sure..

thanks a lot

Paulene

Rick Carter
“Don’t Just Build A List - Build A COMMUNITY”

P.S. I like the “sleep on it” point also. Very Zen.

The ‘Sleep-on-it’ theory was something I’d used years ago,
but let slip and eventually evaporate. I’d forgotten what a
good tool that is.

Thanks for the ‘JOLTS!’ Rich,

Pete.