![]() I’ve found that doing this ahead of time has allowed me to stay on track and have a set path to follow. A week before the start of every quarter I would take open a page on Microsoft One Note, (perhaps my favourite application there is) and started plotting minor to dos and goals overall by the month, 2 month and 3 month mark. It’s like when January comes and that eventual slipping off the bandwagon happens circa February, I’ve already stepped over that banana skin around December. Of course everyone will have different quarterly breakdowns but I found that having the mindset that my year starts on my birthday has helped me have greater focus. I decided to break up my year into 4 quarters of 3 months The model has served as a great tool for me this year. There aren’t any other areas that I feel I need to improve or change and I have actually managed to follow the spoke titles carefully, planning improvements and modifications to my life choices since November 2014 when I turned 26. As I mentioned, I truly believe that attitude is easily controlled when one can connect to a higher state of thinking that comes from a deeper understanding of spirituality (that whole sentence just felt alien to write, that’s why ‘Attitude’ is not being changed. That is not to say however I will not be using spiritual teachings as a vehicle to propel my attitude. It would seem slightly out of my depth and knowledge base to be setting myself spiritual structures to follow so I’ll keep to controlling my attitude. Even though I accept that my attitude is a by product of my spiritual state I decided to keep the label ‘Attitude’ just because I feel that there is so much on the subject of spirituality I do not know and can attempt to improve on. However there was one area I thought about carefully and had a tough time deciding on and that was ‘Spirituality’. Again, ‘Travel and Exploration’ was an idea I had but that could come into ‘Personal Growth’ again or possibly ‘Attitude’ if I think about what my motivations are for travelling initially. For example, I played with the idea of ‘Skill Learning’ such as languages and writing to be included but in reality these things come under the ‘Personal Growth’ umbrella. Every time I try and think of additional areas I could potentially incorporate into the model I find that they could be already seen within it. It’s simple in design to follow and apply and more over I really agree with the 8 ‘spokes’ that are included on the wheel. Imagine how different this story would have been had he continued along the slow-growth path, raising his prices to keep demand manageable and harvesting raw materials at a sustainable pace? It would be a less interesting in movie terms, but a far better success story.So this here is the wheel of life model that I have chosen to follow as shown by Zig Ziglar. When he ran out of raw materials, the Once-ler’s team members left him.īy changing his approach and leaning on the wrong people, the Once-ler ultimately determined the direction of his own failure. ![]() As his growth accelerated, so did his need for raw materials, which he consumed without regard for how to replace them.He succumbed to bad advice and adopted a fast-growth pattern.Flush with newfound success, he made a slew of rash hiring decisions, including bringing in his unsupportive family to help.In response to those mentorships and taking into account the needs of his supporters-not his customers-he changed his approach and adopted a slow-growth pattern, which better preserved his raw materials in the long run.Happy-go-lucky, he had a vision and little else. Let’s look at how the Once-ler’s business and his support structure changed as the story progressed. ![]() In the movie, the young hero Ted learns the story of the Once-ler, a ruined industrialist. Is it the right someone? Have you considered who you’re leaning on or how your supporting foundation might change in the future? ![]() We rely on many others on a regular basis, whether we’re aware of it or not. No business person, leader or entrepreneur is ever an island. The Lorax says, “A tree falls the way it leans. (My kids are 6 and 8.) This week, we decided to watch The Lorax.Īt a key moment in the film, I was struck by a particular piece of wisdom from one of Dr. We all gather around for a family friendly film. In my family, we celebrate every Friday with pizza and a movie. He is president and founder of The Damascus Group and blogs at. Bret has been developing software for federal government clients for almost 15 years. Here’s a great guest post from Bret Wortman.
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