move from your present situation towards your vision? What

milestones must you meet or stages reach? l Which of these are the most important? What will produce for you the biggest returns for the least effort? l Write these as SMART Goals, where SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable (by you), Realistic and Timed.

Step four – write an action plan l What do you need to do to achieve your Outcomes? What actions or steps must you take? l List all the tasks you need to do to achieve your Outcomes. l Put them in order, i.e. what must be done first, second, third, etc. l Then write these as SMART Actions.

Step five - execute l Implement what you said you were going to do – take action. l Take one step at a time and in the correct order. l Keep focussed and disciplined. Ensure you carry out your priorities, i.e. the things that will produce the biggest results for you.

Step six - review l Monitor your progress and review how well you have done. l You could use a review process called ORCE, which stands for

Observe, Record, Categorise and Evaluate. l Review against what you wanted to achieve and identify what new obstacles you have uncovered. l Keep repeating the process and you will keep moving forward. l Remember the principle that if it’s not working change it and that there is no failure only feedback!

This is a very comprehensive process which if implemented in the correct way substantially increases your chances of being successful. But it takes commitment and determination to keep going. If you want something different than what you currently have, you must change and change is uncomfortable but worth it in the end – good luck!

THE AUTHOR

Nic Jarvis is the senior partner at The Alignment Partnership, which focuses on providing leadership development programmes and is the founder of New Wave Training, a

community of freelance personal trainers. He has worked throughout Europe and with many of the UK’s leading health and fitness clubs including Holmes Place, Fitness First, Virgin, LA Fitness and David Lloyd. Nic is also a consultant for Fitpro and PTontheNet. To find out more visit: http://community.newwavetrainer.co.uk.

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