Define Success. Everyone has a different definition
when it comes to success. For some, it may be primarily
focused on the financial. Others may see success as achievements
primarily in the personal realm. Focus Four suggests defining
success from financial, personal, and spiritual areas of
life.
Develop a Personal Strategic Plan. Most people
have goals, but few have outlined specific plans for achieving
them. A detailed plan enables people to clarify what they
want to accomplish, develop a track to accomplish their
desired result, and provides a structure to stay focused
on their preferred future.
Manage your Plan Yearly, Quarterly, Monthly, Weekly,
Daily. Most people have a calendar and to do lists,
but don't take time to assess whether they are truly in
line with strategic goals. Calendar management enables people
to focus their time, their energy, and their creativity
towards creating new growth opportunities for their business
while avoiding the distractions of daily details and administration.
Build a Team. Most business owners have people
who work for them. A common concern though is whether their
employees can actually do the job well without supervision
and constant guidance, which leads to more work for the
business owner. Focus Four enables people to build and align
their team with their standards by establishing clearly
defined functional results, standards, and accountability.
Develop an Expectant Attitude. People tend to worry
about outcomes. Instead of focusing on the results they
want, they fear the worst. This affects the business owner's
mentality and creates a culture of low expectations. Focus
Four helps people utilize systems and tools that will lead
to desired outcomes, which enables people to worry less
and expect more, which leads to desired results.
Manage Your Integrity. Make a commitment to yourself
and promise to keep it. People are skilled at coming up
with reasons for not doing what they commit to do. Something
comes up, they run out of time, the project is bigger than
they anticipated, you get the picture. It's tempting to
make excuses for not following through on commitments, but
this weakens a person's integrity.
Brent Dees is a small business coach who teaches the
Focus Four system - www.focusfour.com.
He helps business owners set business and personal goals so
they can work less and make more.
