Doing big things can feel totally overwhelming once you start to list out all the things it takes to get that big goal accomplished.
Staying on track can be worse! It’s so easy to get distracted to then only realize you’ve lost precious time and energy because you lost sight of your goal and wound up working on something entirely different. Can you relate?
Before you know it, you realize your focus and motivation on the big goal of yours has gone to mush.
What was originally crystal clear is now like looking at the muddy waters of the Mississippi—you just can’t see through it anymore.
How then do you stay on task and keep your focus? Especially when you’re working on a monumental project with lots of moving parts to it?
I’ve found that getting into the habit of asking yourself one question makes all the difference.
In theatre actors use a similar line of questioning by using the “magic if” to ask themselves questions about the character they’re playing. It helps them conjure up better actions and emotions for their character to so they can play the role to its fullest.
In life and business building, you can use a similar “questioning” idea to stay on track and accomplish your goals by asking a different yet still magical phrase…
“What’s the next step for my biggest goal?”
When you ask yourself this one question, you all of a sudden prioritize what you need to do next. It’s clear again.
You don’t need to worry about what step comes after that. It’s a method to stay on your game and not get side tracked.
If your answer to the question does not relate to what you’re actually doing today, it makes it clear that you’ve got to adjust your plan and get back to that “next step” whatever it is.
For example, if the next big thing you’re working toward is to start your own Virtual Assistant business, you likely will have researched a business name, chosen the business entity that best fits your needs along with a whole host of other actions to get your business off the ground. Nice work! And maybe you’ve finally got a few leads that are looking promising.
Maybe you feel a little worried because you don’t know what to do next. This is a great time to stop and ask yourself, “What’s the next step for my biggest goal?”
Sometimes it takes a little thinking to get what this next action step really needs to be and you can usually get that answer in a few minutes.
In this example, if your answer is to learn how to price my services and what to include in a package so potential clients will hire me—awesome! You’ve got your next step.
This then becomes your action plan for the day.
If this next step wasn’t already on your schedule for the day, you need to change direction so your actions are linked to supporting the next most important thing for you to do to reach your goal.
Just like that, you’ve re-framed your actions to match and support your next big goal.
Now give it a go and see how this idea works for you. Ask yourself this question right now. “What’s the next step for my biggest goal?”
Leave me a comment and let me know if it changed or adjusted what you planned to do for the next day or week. I’d love to hear if it’s helpful to think of things this way.
With much love and gratitude,
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