The power of positive projection allows us to examine our goals, strengthen,
and increase our success rate and to maintain our success momentum. We all have
different roles, some days I am providing Executive coaching to clients, or
helping a board develop strategic goals other times I am providing a keynote or
doing training. Building this business wasn’t about just building a job, it was
about building a life that worked with my career. I am in the business of
speaking and coaching, so that lives may be improved. These are simple
statements, yet powerful in the message they give me. The order of the wording
reminds me that success is dependent on managing both my life and the speaking
business. Remember in English class when we learned about modifiers, what we
didn’t learn is that how we modify or say what we do has projective power. To
be successful in projecting positive thoughts we have to state first what we
are doing, then why we are doing it. Large businesses understand this on a corporate
level; employees often don’t know how to apply the message and small business
owners can lose sight of the order. This is why a mission statement or vision
statement that is easy to repeat has such value for any organization. It gives
life to the business and allows the employees to embrace and own it. For
example: Walt Disney’s “Making dreams come true.” A cast member (employee) can
see a family struggling to find a location and can help guide them, making them
happy as they aren’t wasting time trying to find where to view a parade.
One area that we all can benefit practicing the power of positive projection
in is in our personal lives. Those of you who have heard me speak know that one
of my life goals is for my life to outlive me, which means that I seek to be
better tomorrow than I am today and to make a positive difference in someone’s
life. I want to live a life without regrets, that means being true to the
people in my life and to myself, by embracing every moment I can and living
life to its fullest. In order to do this successfully I have applied the triple
P program of business to my life. As you examine the steps below, understand
that plans may require adjusting as tremendous life changes or unexpected events
happen.
Plan - The first step is to create a
business plan (for living or for business) it should incorporate: 1) goals for
personal growth and achievements, 2) financial goals, for making it happen, 3)
plans and directions for taking the first steps, 4) smaller goals to check on
quarterly to determine if you are on track, and 5) congruency between your life
and business plan. The whole plan is based on positive projections that
generate success. Plans are meant to have some level of flexibility as there
will be unexpected obstacles.
For Positive projection to have real power, share your written business or
life plan with someone who believes in you. This could be a life coach or a
good friend. Get this person involved by getting their input and support so that
they can help keep you on track. Finally, apply a business strategy of checking
on the status of your plan regularly, either every quarter or monthly; apply
this same accountability to life plans. In my life plan, I check on some items
daily and other items monthly to make sure I am on track.
The most successful months I have had were when I stayed in tune with my plan,
my business grew, and I grew. No matter what you do or where you want to go,
you can’t get there without starting. Traveling out of the country, we
encounter some inevitable questions asked by the agents in customs. "Where
are you from? Where are you going? What are you brining with you?" So
think of the answers to those questions as they relate to your business and life,
as the answers will help you move toward success. It is hard to get ahead when
we are only looking backwards at where we have been.
Quote: "Success is a matter of mind, if you mind what matters you are
successful."
C. Krosky
Because people frequently ask, when one of my programs is open to the public,
I wanted to share that on April 21, 2013 I will be speaking at Stuart
Congregational Church, in Stuart, FL providing the message on Leaving a Legacy.
http://www.stuartcongregational.com/
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