WT = Waiting Time. DT = Development Time.
PLANNING (Implementation Intention): You will follow through 2X to 3X more likely to complete your weekly task than you normally would just by filling in the following statement.
I plan to complete the weekly task [day] at [time] in [location].
A reminder you might have to use multiple Implementation Intentions in order to follow through.
EXECUTION (strategies used): From week to week, I use a combination of many strategies. There are always some which are used more than others depending on what comes up, but I wanted to offer a link to all them at once.
My advice is to identify the I CAN'T statement you tell yourself during the most. Then find a strategy below the statement which resonates with you, and then start using it.
Enjoy!
REFLECTIONS (learnings and actions): This week I am going to come full circle and tie in all the ideas I have been writing about in the past eight weeks. Below is a list of topics I have written about recently:
W63: Embrace.
W64: Unknown, no clarity produces uncomfortable feelings.
W66: 100% commitment.
W68: Embracing all situations, cultivating the Soft Zone.
W69: Break monumental tasks into simple steps you can take on a consistent basis. Iterate and focus on systems, or processes, to make progress. Gather regular feedback to ensure you are on right path.
An AHA moment hit me when I saw the list of topics this week! Can you see it?
Let me help. The Leap Year process has help me work through many difficult situations and make sense of some pretty abstract ideas, ie how to pursue and discover what you are passionate about in the face of everyday challenges. I thought I was writing about separate ideas in the past eight weeks, but I can see I was creating a framework to deal with taking on any difficult task.
I have mentioned before the path to achieving your dreams will be unclear at times. This lack of clarity will cause uncomfortable feelings; doubt, hesitation, confusion, panic, anxiety, stress, procrastination, and fear. What I have learned is it is necessary for you to feel these on a consistent basis. They are a natural part of the process of achieving amazing things, as you are learning and growing from your previous self.
It took me about 70 weeks of research, experimentation, failure, and success to clarify this framework, but here are the steps below you can take to achieve your dreams!
Step 1: Resist nothing, welcome everything by deepening awareness.
You do this by shining more light on the present moment. I have learned what you resist grows and decreases awareness so you see less. Where as, what you welcome and EMBRACE increases awareness so you see more.
This is because you are able to assess situations and ask better questions when you are fully present. Where as, if you are focused on trying to control the situation you block out other information and are not able to see the opportunities in front of you.
All you have to do is take a deep breath to start the process. This allows you to release what was, and be present to what is, as presence allows you to maximize the creativity in every moment.
Step 2: EMBRACING, or cultivating your Soft Zone.
To fully embrace situations, cultivate your Soft Zone. Sit with, observe, and use uncomfortable feelings to your advantage. Do not try to avoid or change uncomfortable feelings, sit with them, observe them, and use them to enhance your creativity.
For example, be ok feeling nervous before talking in front of others. Do not try to change it, use it to your advantage. Nerves actually make you alert, so embrace that energy to power your speech.
Step 3: Break the difficult task down into simple steps, so you can take actions on a consistent basis.
Abstract or monumental tasks will always seem difficult unless you break it down into simple steps you can take on a consistent basis. Impossible things seem possible, once you take those actions consistently.
Step 4: Iterate and focus on systems in order to make progress.
Focusing on goals are great to plan success, but focusing on the systems, or the process, will help you achieve it!
Step 5: Gather regular feedback to ensure you are on the right path.
I have learned what you do not track, you cannot change. Thus take the time to gather regular feedback in order to ensure you are still on the right path.
What went well?
On vacation, no set schedule, but still completed the weekly task.
What is something we can improve upon? What actions can we take next week?
I have set out to be 100% committed to certain areas of my life this year; family, body, The Foundation, and The Leap Year process. I have already been tested and have not been able to be fully committed. Perspective is key here and I want to view situations that test my commitment as opportunities to strengthen my commitment, not a deterrent.
What is something to avoid next week? (Add to DO NOT DO LIST)
Energy takers. I am learning to identify activities which zap my energy and steal me of the most valuable commodity, time.
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