Staying Focused On Your Agenda
I’m getting a little ahead of myself here, as I’m working on a post about the importance of having and working a strategic agenda that I haven’t yet posted. However, a recent post on Morgan Hunter’s Lotus MBA blog made me think about this simple test that I’d like to share.
Keeping your professional and personal long-term objectives in mind:
- Ask yourself, “What do I REALLY want?” (you have to ask it like that, with the emphasis added)
- Then ask yourself, “Is what I am about to do/say/write really going to get me closer to what I really want?”
- Finally, ask yourself, “HOW?”
This is a good way to make sure you are advancing your strategic agenda while not saying, writing or doing something that you’ll regret.
© 2011, Mark E. Calabrese
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