Samples of the Playbook and Game Plan may be
downloaded for you to follow and create your own.
To "Master Your Game",
making a declaration of the game to which you are really committed is
highly beneficial. I am committed to the game of being an
internationally acclaimed author, speaker and coach. What is your
game?
In addition to a
declaration, the Playbook for your game also includes:
- Intention: knowing how you want to
feel and the experiences you want to have.
- Vision: knowing where you want to
go.
- Mission: what is
most important to you about playing this game? What is the biggest
reason that you want to achieve it?
Follow links to
articles on these topics in previous issues of "Master Your Game".
Read on for the
remaining components of an effective Playbook and for full coverage on
how to use it join the next Catalyst LIVE! radio show March 3.
Choosing which Games
you are playing.
Over the years I've
learned it's really important to know which Games I want to be
playing. Playing too many games results in being overwhelmed or
not achieving desired results, and this increases stress. Being
stressed is contrary to my objective of Working Easy 4 Life Balance,
otherwise known as working with flow. I have developed clarity and
limited the number of games I participate in.
Having a Game Plan.
Your Goals, specific
metrics for achievement and Milestones, are places along the
way to check in to see if you are on target. I have established a
plan for each Game. Each includes a combination of specific goals
and milestones used to measure progress and achievements along the way
throughout the year. Each week a Milestone is set for each game I
am playing. I choose what to focus on to support this game in
moving forward.
Clear weekly objectives
or Milestones.
While checking progress
against milestones each week I also assess whether or not the plan is
working. If yes, then carry on playing all my games. If
there are consistent No's then I need to determine what the barriers are
to my Game Plan.
Am I playing games that
are not on the plan? Do I want to add these games to the plan, or
do I need to say NO more often? Do I need to cancel one of the
games that I am playing? Or perhaps adjust my game to have less
aggressive milestones that will allow me to experience success on a
weekly basis. If I am currently playing 4 games, I could perhaps
choose to play only 3 per week. Or maybe I could do a better job
leveraging my games and play two games at the same time.
Build energy with weekly practices.
Without energy life
feels hard and the whole sense of balance seems to disappear. Like any
athlete you need to practice building energy. Components of energy
practice include: spiritual (quiet mind - no thinking), sleep,
exercise, food and hydration. All of these components are vital to
having an energetic body and focused mind that works at its optimum
level of creativity.
Play the Game.
The Game for the
Week lists all the actions that I am committed to taking this week to
achieve milestones. The key is actions: small discrete activities
that when put together accomplish milestones. Milestones without
activities have no game in mind for achievement. Success for this
milestone could occur through pure intention. Just don't beat yourself
up if it doesn't come to fruition.
Post Game Review.
This is the final
step. How did the week go? Were you being who you
wanted to be? Did you reach your milestones? What did you
learn from playing this week's game and where might you like to adjust
your game for next week or the coming weeks?
At the end of the Post
Game Review, I celebrate and allocate rewards for achieving my
milestones and then set my plan for next week. I am now rewarding
myself by setting aside money to buy new golf clubs to improve my golf
game. How would you like to reward yourself?
Wishing you a Masterful
Game,
Jacque
