The end of the year is fast approaching – I’m sure that’s no surprise to you. So it’s time to start shutting down, taking our foot off the accelerator and preparing our minds to take a break….isn’t it? No! At least, not if you consider yourself a peak performer and you do, don’t you?
How often do you see a high performance athlete slow down as they near the end of their race? Do you think they’re thinking “Oh look I’m nearly there, time to slow down”? Hardly!! Instead you tend to see them speed up, dig deep within and find that last burst of energy to see them fly over the line with all they’ve got.
That is exactly how you should be thinking as you near the end of the year. Dig deep within and find that burst of energy that is going to see you fly through this period, gathering momentum to take you sailing into the New Year with ease.
As humans we operate via an elaborate set of patterns that we construct for ourselves over time through our experience, beliefs and values that shape our thinking which guides our behaviour. Having awareness of these patterns enables you to make adjustments as needed to ensure your patterns of thinking are aligned with the outcomes you seek.
To help you bring out your inner high performance athlete here’s a simple formula for you.
Clear Outcome + Commitment to Action = RESULTS
Step One: Set a clear outcome for what you would like to achieve and what it would mean for you to achieve that outcome. This second part is critical to the outcome as the meaning you attach to the outcome provides the drive, passion and significance needed for motivating you to achieve it
Step Two: Now ask yourself who you need to be, to be worthy of achieving that outcome and therefore what are you prepared to do and not do. Being clear on who you need to be and what you need to and not do is critical for taking the action required to achieve your goal
Achieving results using this formula becomes really simple. You are either prepared to do what you need to do to achieve the goal or not – OR – change the outcome to match what you’re prepared to do. It’s that simple!
Take some time now to reset your transition to the end of year and beyond using this formula, step on the accelerator and smash through the finish line.
On your marks…..get set…..GO!
