Let me explain what I mean...
So my husband stepped back into full time music this year (we met playing and touring professionally and took a 5 year break to stabilize our family financially). When he got back to doing that full-time, it was in the middle of the year so we completely didn't think about creating a plan.
Last weekend as we did our usual Sunday chilling/ watch a documentary/ growth time, he looked at me and said-
"Ok babe, I have a question."
"What's your question?"
"I want to earn $XXX,XXX as an artist next year but [INSERT HIS TOP BOTTLENECK...] I lost my touring momentum over these last few years and now no one knows about me. How do I do it?"
(I can see some of you counting the X's, yes, there is no typo 😂😂😂).
"Are you sure you want me to answer that?"
"Yep."
"I'll be taking off my wife hat and putting on my coach hat..."
"Do it."
"Say less.
The first thing we're going to do is create a Strategic plan for your 2024."
"When?"
"Now." (Mind you, it was already 11pm and my hubby is NOT a nightowl like me. But he was serious.)
"Let's go."
So we did.
We spent the next 4 hours creating his strategic plan and setting up a 4 Layer goal structure that would cascade on each other and result in him hitting the $XXX,XXX mark as an artist within 12 months.
His level 1 goal was to scale his network by 536% with the RIGHT people who want/ need his services.
We outlined a 3 path process for doing that.
(And fleshed out the rest of the plan).
At the end of it all he said wait, why don't we just do this first step right now?
Of course we can.
Because when your PATH IS CLEAR, YOU DROP THE PROCRASTINATION!
We stayed up just 10 extra minutes to implement ONE of those 3 pathways.
From that ONE implemented strategy, he hit 36% of his goal FOR THE YEAR 5 days into creating his plan.
Do you understand that????
Being VERY conservative, he will hit 70% before January 1st. And we haven't even implemented the 3 paths ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
He went viral from that one strategy.
What's my point?
When you set a goal, you are only 25% of the way there.
If you do not have the right plan for execution, you WILL spin your wheels.
You WILL waste your time.
If you do not have the right mindset to tackle that plan, you will look at it and it will look at you. Both you and the plan frustrated as all get out.
So let's fix this.
Yes? Yes.