Intentional Living

"You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight". Jim Rohn

Where is it you want to end up with your life, dreams, career and relationships? I did not ask where are you this moment but where do you want to go. You can change your direction today.

Procrastination!

John Maxwell says "The Law of Diminishing Intent says the longer you wait to do something you should do now, the greater the odds that you will never actually do it."

TAKEAWAY:
Do what you least want to do first today so you build your priority action muscles.

The Unstoppable Force - MOMENTUM

“The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire.”    Malcolm Gladwell Tipping Point

Law of Momentum     John Maxwell 

Great leaders create momentum     Great leaders harness momentum

How do you get momentum?

·      Cast a vision

·      Get a win  (start with a small win or sure win)

·      Applaud it  (make a big deal out of it)

1.    When you have momentum you don’t worry about small problems they work themselves out.

2.    Momentum makes leaders look better then they actually are  (coaches )

3.    Momentum helps followers perform better than they are  (1980 USA Hockey)

4.    Momentum is easier to steer then to start   (waterskiing)

5.    Momentum is the most powerful change agent

6.    Momentum is the leader’s responsibility to start

7.    Momentum begins inside the leader  (vision, passion, enthusiasm, and energy)

“You cannot kindle a fire in any other heart until it is burning within your own”

Re-Set Your Companies Vision

“Our (Amazon’s) vision is to be the earth’s most customer centric company; to build a place where people can come to find and discover anything they might want to buy online.” Now that is an ambitious vision for a company! What is even more amazing is I think they have done it. I thought amazing was a good take on words, you know Amazon- Amazing. Ok back to this. Have you revised your vision statement for your company in the last 3 years? Do you even have a vision let alone a vision statement for your company? A vision statement for a company focuses on the potential inherent in the company’s future. Let me make it simple, it is what the company wants to be. When you read Amazon’s it is clear what they want to be “the earths most customer centric company”.  This ambitious vision statement will force them to take certain actions to accomplish this vision.