Key steps towards enduring success

An effective approach that leads to authentic, enduring success needs to emphasize certain key steps. Steps that help us discover our true goals, our strengths & resources as well as our blocks & constraints. It also includes the development of a clear winning plan that addresses all of the above.  A challenging yet realistic plan that motivates and guides us to take incremental steps and helps us monitor our ongoing progress.

Sometimes, we need or seek a quick fix to an urgent situation/problem, like taking a pill for a headache. But down the line, it is very beneficial to understand and effectively address the reasons that are causing the headaches!

Here are some characteristics of a sound approach along with the associated steps -

• Understanding current issues and roadblocks and identifying ways to overcome them
• Goal Setting with emphasis on prioritization and conflict resolution
• Identification and realization of long-term aspirations
• Attaining authentic independence (self reliance) and constructive interdependence (relationships)

• Understanding past experiences and current patterns
• Assessing opportunities and setting specific targets
• Ascertaining core strengths and areas of improvement
• Identifying situation-specific strategies and solutions
• Development of step-by-step work plans / action plans
• Performing agreed upon Action Plan and ongoing review / reporting.
• Ongoing constructive review and feedback

Things that are going well
Techniques you could share
Patterns/Habits you want to strengthen
People you want to keep
Goals you choose to focus on
Plans that lead to results
Areas where you can help others
Know your Personal Strengths  

Things that could be going better
Techniques you could learn
Patterns/Habits you want to eliminate
People you need to gracefully let go
Goals you choose to put on hold for now
Plans that never get acted upon
Areas where others can help you
Work on your Improvement Areas