The easiest way to ensure
that you remain inspired and on track as you traverse the path to the success
you desire, Is to constantly measure your performance against a number of
predefined outcomes. These outcomes or measurement criterion must be
defined and clearly stated, during the planning process. The more often you
measure your performance the easier it is to ensure that the actions you are
taking are aligned with the final result you are attempting to achieve.
What Drives the Outcomes you can Achieve?
The results or outcomes
you are attempting to achieve are driven by three things, your philosophy, your
attitude and the actions you consistently take or fail to take. If the results
are not as expected, then look to refine your philosophy, strengthen your
attitude, improve your level of skill or knowledge or commit to offer more
discipline to your daily activities.
It is crucial that you measure
your progress regularly, but measurement can become counter-productive if you
attempt to measure progress too often. You must be reasonable with time, it is
obviously not reasonable to expect an outcome within the first five minutes
after someone starts along their path to success. It is also of no value to
allow too much time to pass before you measure progress.
How often Should your Measure your Progress?
I believe that progress
should be measured at the end of every day. Review all the activities that you
committed to complete that day and review how you did against your target.
Secondly review what results or outcomes came from carrying out those
activities. Are they delivering the desired results and are they aligned with
the final outcome you are attempting to achieve?
The second time to review
your progress is at the end of the week. After seven days has passed it is time
to review how things went that week. This is a time to have greater
expectations about the results you will be enjoying. If after seven days, your
efforts are not delivering the kind of results you expect then it is time for
inspection and examination. Ask yourself this question: “Are the activities
aligned with the outcome I want to achieve”? If they are then keep taking these
actions, if they are not, then it is time to re-evaluate your actions and to
change or improve them.
Know your Numbers
Success is after all only
a numbers game. If you want to succeed you must know what the numbers are that
you want to achieve. You must break these back into reasonable, achievable
chunks, against which you regularly measure your daily, weekly and monthly
performance. This allows you to make measurable progress in a reasonable time
and if your actions are not aligned with the desired outcome. It allows you to
re-examine your activities, your philosophy or your attitude and to change them
until you do begin to achieve the desired outcomes.
Stay committed to
constantly account to the most important person in your life, namely yourself,
about your own numbers. Keep asking yourself this simple question. “Are my
efforts allowing me to make the kind of progress I want and is my philosophy
and attitude taking me where I want to go now and in the future? Keep assessing
your progress against your numbers, take daily action and you will eventually
succeed.
Author: Andrew
Horton Motivational Speakers
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