Building momentum is a great place to be in our business, life, or family!
Question: How do you build this momentum?
Sometimes it only takes one push to get everything moving in the right direction: We call this The Domino Effect. What is one thing that you can do that will have the biggest impact on yourself, your family, or your organization?
This is not something you can just put on your to-do list. The one thing that can push your dominos in the right direction is a combination of thoughts, beliefs, and action. To better understand how to get everything lined up, we view things through the prism of The Domino Effect.
This requires 3 things:
- Vision
- Competence
- Creativity
1.Vision
Stephen Covey once said, “Begin with the end in mind.” Leaders need a vision. Are you lining up your dominos with a clear plan as to where they will fall? Everyone has ideas, and many of them are good ones, but a rigorous planning process will guide your team and your organization to focus on the right things at the right time. This gets to the heart of having a vision–we must learn to narrow our ideas into a sharp, forward-looking, and focused effort that has the end in mind. Once those around us see our vision to build a brighter future, then everyone around us will take another step.
2.Competence
Are you effective at getting your vision accomplished? Effective leaders understand that being busy does not equal competence. The trick is figuring out the most powerful things to do in the right moments. Competent leaders know how to prioritize the tasks at hand to fulfill their organization’s vision, and this is what differentiates action from competence. These leaders are evaluating the entire situation and the circumstances surrounding it. In so doing, leaders will steer themselves and those around them towards the best outcomes in spite of any difficulties or circumstances. This helps everyone work together to line up the goals needed for the vision to fall into place.
3.Creativity
Creativity is essential when our challenges don’t have a clear path. Often we do not have the courage or boldness to be creative because we fear failure. How do we break through this fear and creatively approach challenges? A bold leader will build time for creativity in their day. Clayton Kibler, a coaching client, said, “Creativity happens when you are free to think.” I encourage you to make some free time to think. When we create that space to think, we can act with the precision of a guided missile, allowing us to find that one thing that leads to a domino effect for our success.
Can you stop and have some deep thought or some dialogue with a trusted advisor to see how you can use this power of The Domino Effect to get some “BIG MO” in your life to take another step?
I would love to hear some success stories on how you have used this tool to advance your organization, yourself, or your family forward.
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