THE PASSION MANIFESTO

STEP-BY-STEP ACTION GUIDE

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 PART 1. Adoption the right mindset

Uncovering your assumption

What unchallenged assumption(s) could prevent you from designing your ideal career?

Believing you can

On a scale of 1 to 10, how committed are you to achieve your career goal?

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Taking one hundred percent responsibility

In what way are you not taking full responsibility for your career? Write down all the excuses or limiting beliefs that
comes to mind.

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On a scale of 1 to 10, how true are the following statements

I don’t expect people to give me a job

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I know myself well

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I always think of ways to add value

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I constantly learn new skills

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I ask myself the right questions

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I focus on what I want most of the time

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I don’t give up
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I leave no stone unturned

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Facing the truth

Answer the following questions with absolute honesty:

Do you love your current job?

Why I’m doing what I’m currently doing? Who sold me on that plan?

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Knowing your personality

Your innate talent

Write down your talents. To help you try answering the following questions:

• What come so easily to me that I can’t understand why other people struggle doing it?
• What doesn’t seem like work to me (though it is for other people)?
• What is my unique talent? What is it that only me can do?
• What activities can I find myself lost in for hours?
• What am I often complimented for?
• What am I doing/talking about when I feel the most energized?

Look at your list and try to identify activities you both love doing and excel at.

My talents:

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Send an email to people who know you and ask them some of the following questions:

• What do you think my unique gift is?

• What are the three qualities you admire the most about me?
• What am I doing or talking about when I seem the most energized, happy and confident?
• What would you miss most about my presence if I passed on?

Interpersonal relationships

Tribal vs. Maestro

Are you a Tribal or a Maestro? Refer to the table below to help you answer that question.

Tribal vs. Maestro

Tribal Maestro
You prefer to be part of team You prefer to do things on your own
You enjoy team sports/activities You prefer solo sports/activities
You tend to collaborate with others You prefer your own ideas
You fit in naturally You tend to be on your own wavelength and must make an effort to fit
You don’t go too deep in your interest areas You like to go deep and become a master in a specific field

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Cooperation vs. competition

Take the free Big Five Personality test here. If you score high for agreeableness you’re likely more driven by cooperation. If your
score is rather low you’re probably more of a competitor. Now, does your current job allow you to express that aspect of your
personality? If not why?

Your energy type

Tak the following test to assess whether you’re an introvert or an extrovert.

https://www.quietrev.com/the-introvert-test/

If you’re an introvert, you can check my book The Thriving Introvert: Embrace the Gift of Introversion and Live the Life You
Were Meant to Live.

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Knowing your core values

Identify your top 10 core values

Write down your top 10 values, that is, the things that matter the most to you. Remember that they are your values. Don’t try to
look good by selecting noble values that you know aren’t your values. Be honest with yourself.

My top 10 core values

Core value #1
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Core value #4
Core value #5
Core value #6
Core value #7
Core value #8
Core value #9
Core value #10

Prioritize your core values (put a number next to each core value)
Ask yourself, if I could only keep one core value what would that be? Repeat the process for each value.

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 PART 3. Finding Out What You Want

Find out what you really want

Write down what you want.

Imagine that you could have absolutely anything you want, what would that be. Spend five to ten minutes to write down
everything you want. (Feel free to use a separate piece of paper if needed)

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Select ten things you really really want then, write down the emotional value(s) behind each thing. To do so you can use Tony
Robbins’ six human needs:

1. Certainty: The need for security

2. Uncertainty: The need for variety in your life
3. Significance: The need to feel like you matter
4. Connection/love: The need to connect with people and feel loved
5. Growth: The need for personal growth
6. Contribution: The need to make a difference
Alternatively, you can write down whatever values seem relevant to these things you want (freedom, family, uniqueness etc.)

Clarifying what you want

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Write down your dream career

Now, write down what your career would look like if you could have anything you want. Don’t limit yourself. How many hours
would you work? What would you be doing in the morning? In the afternoon? How much money would you earn? Be as specific
as you possibly can. Remember, clarity is power.

My dream career
What I want Why it’s important to me

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Finding out what you love
20 Things you Love to Do (Write down at least 20 things that you love to do in your everyday life)

What I love to do the most Why? What it says about me

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Identifying the top 5 things you love the most

Out of the 20 things you love the most, select the top five things you really love.

My top 5 things Why? What it says about me

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For each thing you love, write down all the ways you could
potentially make money out of it. Dig deeper and look for
potential jobs or careers that could be a good fit for you. (see
template on the right)

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Use the template below or a separate piece of paper to brainstorm career ideas. (A3 paper recommended).

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Let’s gather further clues by looking at your passions and interests. Fill in the table below.

Passion/interests
What I focus my attention on What I do willingly What I can learn from past What my dreams are
experiences
• What do I daydream about? • What are you naturally drawn to do • What did you enjoy doing when you • What would you do if you had all the
• When I get bored, what do I think during your spare time? were a kid? time and money in the world?
about? • What do/did you volunteer for at • What past successes are you most • What would you do if you could not
• Do I often get lost in your thoughts? work or outside of work? proud of? fail?
If so, what thoughts am I having? • What do you want to be
• What do I think about before going remembered for?
to sleep or when I wake up? • Imagine you just passed away. Your
• What do I think about when I take a family and friends are attending your
shower? Drive? Commute to work? funeral. What are they saying? What
do you want them to say about you?
• What do you want your (future) kids
to do with their lives?

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Now, let’s see what we can learn from your feelings.

What my feelings tell me

Jealousy Curiosity Pain (issues/challenges) Excitement
Who do you envy, admire or feel What are you curious about and would What painful issues or challenges have When was the last time you feel
jealous of? like to learn more of? you faced in your life? excited in a conversation? What was
the topic(s)?

Anger Hate Intuition

What makes you angry? What do you What do you hate doing? Listen to your inner voice. What does
find outrageous? it tell you to do? What do you honestly Comments (if any)
believe you’re supposed to do with
your life?

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In this table, you’ll write down any clues that can help you identify your ideal career.

Clues for my future career

Hints What is a MUST What is a BIG NO! Career ideas
Any idea you deem relevant. (Ex: Working from home (Ex: Working in a specific (any career ideas you want to
(Ex: X, Y or Z could be fun) etc.) industry, having a boss etc.) explore)

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Hints What is a MUST What is a BIG NO! Career ideas
(Any idea you deem relevant. (ex: Working from home (ex: Working in IT) (any career ideas you want to
Ex: X, Y or Z could actually be etc.) explore)
fun)

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Creating a mission statement

Before you create your own mission statement, let’s review the differences between a job and a mission

Job vs. Mission

Job Mission
Encompass your professional life only Encompass both your personal and professional life
Rigid (when you lose your job you lose your purpose) Flexible (Can be fulfilled in may different ways)
Temporary (can be turn off and on) Constant (You embody it)
May or may not be aligned with your values aligned with your values

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How to create your mission statement

Now let’s use the three steps below to help you create your mission statement.

Step 1: Find out what your means of expression is.

Ask yourself how you want to express yourself and how you want people to feel as a result of it

Examples: Teaching, inspiring, entertaining, organizing, building, inventing, touching people’s heart with your art,
supporting etc.

Step 2: Clarify what you stand for

What cause, principle, value or purpose do you want to defend the most? Ask yourself, “if I could embody one thing,
what would that be?”

Examples: Creativity, excellence, freedom, joy, faith, justice, passion, compassion, truth etc.

Step 3: Identify who you are here to serve

What group of people, organizations or causes do you want to support?

Examples:
• Groups: Children, the elderly, homeless people, drug addicts, researchers, entrepreneurs, stay-at-home mums etc.
• Organizations: Government, NPOs, small businesses, businesses in a specific industry or country etc.
• Causes/issues: Women issues, cancer, animals rights, hunger, domestic violence etc.

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Your turn now.

Your mission statement

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
My means of expression What I stand for Who I want to serve

My mission is:

Now, read your statement. Does it inspire you? If so, well done. If not, spend some more time working on it. You can
also leave it as is for now and work on it later on as you clarify your purpose.

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Creating a long-term vision

To create your long-term vision will look at your personality, values and mission. In addition, we’ll also work on
creating your ideal day and envisioning the person you want to become.

My Ideal Day
Morning What will you do first thing in the morning?
What will you be eating for breakfast?
What will you be doing?
Lunch What will you eat for lunch?
Will you eat out or at home?
Who will you eat with?
How long will your lunch break be?
Afterno What will you be doing? Will you be
on working?
How long will you be working?
What fun activities will you be doing?
Evening What will you be doing
Who will you spend your time with?
What will you eat for dinner
Will you eat out or at home?

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 Who I want to become
Skills I want to develop Qualities I want to embody

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Now, let’s look at all the reasons why your vision is important to you. How is it aligned with your values, personality and
mission? What are other reasons your vision matters?

Why my vision is important

How it is aligned with

my values

How it is aligned with

my personality

How it is aligned with

my mission

Other reasons

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 PART 4. Winning the inner game

The table below gives you an overview of the key mindset to develop to achieve your career goal.

Asking Mindset I Can Mindset I Will Mindset Designing An Empowering

Environment
Giving yourself permission to Removing mental blocks Developing a long-term Surrounding yourself with a
pursue your goal and accepting and believing you can perspective and sticking team of people who fully support
Description
you’re worthy of it. achieve your goals. to your goal until you you.
achieve it.
With an Asking Mindset you With an I Can Mindset With a I Will Mindset You surround yourself with role
broadcast your desire to the you take action towards you move towards your models, mentors and supporters
world and ask for what you your goal with little to goals with consistency who will help you achieve your
Results
want. no inner resistance and great patience until goals
you get the results you
want.
Broadcast your desire Overcome fears Understand the time Surround yourself with positive
and effort needed people
Ask for what you want Overcome self-doubt Persevere Expose yourself to inspirational
Characteristics content
Give unconditionally Clarify what you want Focusing on the journey Set powerful daily habits
Ask for more you think you can Overcome your limiting
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Developing an Asking Mindset

Broadcasting your desire

On a scale of 1 to 10 how much would you say you currently share your desires?

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What is one thing that if you dare asking would make the biggest difference in your career right now?

Why haven’t you already asked?

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Fear of rejection
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Fear of disturbing
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Fear of not being good enough
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Pride
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What one thing could you challenged yourself to ask for this week?

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Developing an I Can Mindset

Removing mental blocks and limiting beliefs

Write down all the reasons why you haven’t achieved your goal (or may not be able to achieve it):

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Look at each thing you wrote down and ask yourself :

1. Is that really true? Is there absolutely nothing I can do about it?

2. If I were 100% committed what would I do? What would it look like?

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Look for counter-examples. Select the biggest reason why you haven’t achieve or can’t achieve your career goal. Look for people
in the same situation as you (or worse) who have achieved a similar goal. You can jot down any case studies you find at the end
of this action guide or in a dedicated journal.

Writing down your new belief

Now that you have identified what limiting beliefs are holding you back, it’s time that you write down your new belief. Ask
yourself, What new empowering belief(s) could I implement instead of that old belief?

Let’s look at some concrete examples:

• I don’t have time —> I make the time for what is important to me
• I’m too old —> Age is just a number. Other people have achieved similar goal and so will I!
• There is too much competition —> I’m fully committed to achieve my goal. Competition is irrelevant Or
—> I believe in cooperation. The more I cooperate, the more successful I become.

Turning your belief into affirmations

Use your new belief as an affirmation you repeat every day.

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Developing an I Will Mindset

Rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10 for the following (1 being false):

When I set goals I tend to misjudge the amount of time and effort needed

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What I could do about it:

I tend to give up prematurely when I don’t obtain the results I want

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What I could do about it:

I overly focus rather than enjoying the journey

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What I could do about it:

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Designing an empowering environment

1. Surrounding yourself with positive people who will uplift you

2. Exposing yourself to inspirational content
3. Setting powerful habits that will improve your mood long-term

1. Surrounding yourself with positive people

On scale of 1 to 10 how empowering your environment is?

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What are some of the things that if you were to do would drastically improve your environment and increase the chances
you achieve your goals?

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2. Exposing yourself to inspirational content

What could you do to expose yourself to inspirational content on a daily basis?

What are 2 to 3 role models that you could learn from (either in person or online)?

3. Forming powerful long-term habits

What are two or three habits that if you were to perform every day would help you achieve your goals in the long-term?

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 PART 5. Setting the ideal goal

1. Finding the essence of your goal

Write down below the essence of your goal to the best of your ability. To further identify the essence of your goal answer the
following questions:

• Could your goal—or a similar goal— be viable in a totally different industry? If so, how would you feel about it?
• What are the core values behind your goal? Could other goals allow you to express these core values in a similar way?
• How do you express yourself through this goal? Do you entertain people? Educate them? Heal them? Build something or
invent something new?
• Could you come up with different goals that would allow you to express yourself in similar ways? (For instance, giving
private courses to students or teaching English to employees instead of teaching English in High-school)
• If you could achieve only part of your goal, what would be the minimum you’d be satisfied with? Why? Think in term of:
⁃ Money: What if your salary was only half of what you want?
⁃ Location: What if you have to live in the countryside rather than in a big city or vice-versa? In a different part of the
world? In a smaller house/apartment?
⁃ Work environment: What if you could do the same job but had to sit in front of a desk rather than at home/self-
employed? What if you had to work in team rather than alone?
⁃ Time spent on your goal: What if you could only work on your goal part-time (For instance, a writer who could
write only twenty percent of his time)
⁃ Working hours: What if you had to work longer hours? Would you accept that job? And how many hours per week
would you be willing to work?
⁃ Schedule: Would you be willing to work late at night or weekends?

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2. Identifying the emotional core behind your goal

Your goal:
Emotional core Value(s)
Example:
create an
Spend more time with your wife and your kids family
online
business

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

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Your goal:
What that would look like Why it matters
Example: • I would enjoy a slow breakfast with my spouse and kids each morning. I want to be here for my family. I don’t want
create an • I would go to every single soccer game of my son to miss key moments with my children
online
business • I would spend quality time with my wife each night because of my work.

#1

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 Mind map example
Alternatively, you can create a mind map following the example below. Feel free to use the blank page below or a separate piece
of paper to create your mindmap.

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4. Integrating your goal in your life

The Five Lives exercise

Imagine you were granted five lives. How would you live each one of them?

Your Five Lives

What exactly would that look like? Why does that matter?

Life #1

Life #2

Life #3

Life #4

Life #5

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Now that you have your five lives, complete the following table.

Your Five Lives

What are your most important
lives right now?

What lives could you combine?

What lives could you live

simultaneously?

What lives could you alternate?

What lives could you live one

after the other?

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Shifting your identity

Fill in the table below and write down who you would be if you had already achieved your goal.
After “My New Identity as” write down your new job/career. (ex: consultant, coach, entrepreneur, ranch owner, restaurant owner
etc.)

My New Identity as
What would be my core beliefs about myself
and about the world?

How would I think differently?

How would I feel?

What would I do differently?

What new habits would I have?

What old habits would I have gotten rid of?

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Write down your career goal in the middle and for each section (Core beliefs, feelings, actions/behaviors) write down the
side effects (how you would think, feel and act if you had already achieved your goal)

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Creating your goal statement

Imagine you have achieved your goals and now live the perfect life being successful at what you love doing the most.
How would you introduce yourself to someone asking you what you do for a living?

My goal statement:

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 Part 6. Identifying the resources you need

Write down all the resources you need to achieve your goal
• People: this can be people who can help you or people who can help find these people.
• Information: anything you need to know to maximize your chances of reaching your goal.
• Finance/materials: money or materials you need to achieve your goal.
• Time: additional time or ways to save time so that you can focus on designing your career as fast as possible.

Resources I need
People Information Finance/materials Time

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Finding the right people

Your personal network

Make a list of all the people who could potentially help you. This includes:
• People who helped you in the past.
• People you helped in the past (and who may feel ‘obligated’ to help you)
• People with potential connections in the field you want to work in
• People with a certain influence and/or a big network
• People who could finance you or who know people who may

People who could help me

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 How I can find the money
How much of the reason you’re not
pursuing your goal is due to fear?
Is it really true you can’t finance your
dream? If you were 100% committed
what would you do?
Do you need a degree?

How much money do you really need?

Could you start for free? If so, how?

Do you need to reevaluate the essence of

your goal? If so, How?

Do you need financial support? If so,

what kind?

Can you make/save more money? If so,

what could you do?

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Finding information

Make a list of books, blogs, videos, online courses and Facebook groups/forums that if you were to join would
give you the best information possible.

Where I can find the information

Most helpful books

Most helpful videos

Most helpful blogs

Most helpful online courses

Most helpful Facebooks groups/forums

Other

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Adopting a Mastery Mindset

On a scale of 1 to 10, how true are the following statements

I’m victim of the Shiny Object Syndrome

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I lack patience

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I’m victim of the“I Already Know That” Syndrome

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My pride prevents me from learning what I should learn

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I’m complacent and stopped learning

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Finding the time

Creating a time log

Commit to recording everything you do for an entire week. Write down each activity you engage in and how much time
you spend on it. Do that in real time to make sure you don’t forget anything. You should include everything you do. It
includes:

• What you do at work

• Breakfast/lunch/dinner
• TV/leisure time
• Commuting
• Etc.

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Creating an action plan for your goal

1. Creating a list of tasks

Use the space below or a separate sheet of paper and write down all the tasks you need to accomplish to achieve your
career goals.

Focus on the key milestones first.

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2. Strategizing

How I will strategize my actions

What are the core skills I must
absolutely master to achieve that goal?

What are the Key Success Factors for

that goal? What will determine
whether I will achieve it or not?

What are the worse case scenarios I

could encounter? How do I plan to
deal with them?

How can I achieve that goal faster?

(80/20 rule)

What could I do every day to increase

the likelihood I achieve my goal?

3. Creating powerful daily habits

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Write down your daily habits. They should answer the following question:

if I keep doing what I’m doing today, will I be where I want to be ten years from now?

My powerful daily habits

Powerful habit #1

Powerful habit #2

Powerful habit #3

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4. Scheduling

Use the table below to insert your key milestones to the corresponding month.

Remember your plan doesn’t have to be perfect.

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Setting goals

Write down 3 - 6 tasks you want to complete by the end of this year. (If you plan to achieve your career goal by the end
of the year just write down that goal).

Yearly goals
Taks #1
Taks #2
Taks #3
Taks #4
Taks #5
Taks #6

Write down 3 - 6 tasks you want to complete this quarter (refer to the milestone in your schedule)
Quarterly goals
Taks #1
Taks #2
Taks #3
Taks #4
Taks #5
Taks #6

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Write down 3 - 6 tasks you want to complete this month (refer to the milestone in your schedule)

Monthly goals
Taks #1
Taks #2
Taks #3
Taks #4
Taks #5
Taks #6

Write down 3 - 6 tasks you want to complete this week (break down this month’s milestone in your schedule)

Weekly goals
Taks #1
Taks #2
Taks #3
Taks #4
Taks #5
Taks #6

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Building accountability

How to create an accountability system that actually works

To make the accountability partnership effective think of it as a contract between two people. And, as any contract:

1. It has to be agreed to. You both have to agree with the terms of the contract. What is means is that you believe the
terms are reasonable and are confidence you can follow through.

2. You have to commit to it. You must be willing to commit to respecting the conditions in the contract and to pay
the consequences when you don’t. Remember that your accountability partner is not your friends (at least not
during your accountability meeting)

3. It has to be specific. It should lay out exactly what you will do, when and how. For an accountability system to be
effective it must included the following points:
⁃ How you will communicate (email, phone, Skype, in person etc.)
⁃ How often (once a day/week/month)
⁃ How long you’ll work together (it’s a good idea to stay together until the deadline of one of a key milestone.
Ideally, three months or more)
⁃ What exactly you’ll do during each session
⁃ What the consequences will be if you don’t follow through
⁃ How you will reward yourself when you follow through

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Questions to ask during the meeting:
The partnership will be more effective if you know what questions to ask your partner. Below are some powerful
questions I recommend you use during the meeting:

Reviewing past week goals:

• What went well this week?
• What could you have done better?
• What did you learn? What will you do better next time?
• What would you like to celebrate/acknowledge yourself for?

Brainstorming:
• What’s holding you back?
• What are your options here?
• Can you think of anything else?

Discussing next week goals:

• On a scale of 1 to 10, how confident are you that you will achieve that goals?
• What’s holding you back? What could you do about it?
• On a scale of 1 to 10, how committed are you to achieve that goal next week?
• Can you commit to that goal? Can you commit to achieve that goal on *add specific day*?

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THANK YOU SO MUCH!
I hope you enjoyed this book and that you started taking action toward building your dream career.

Let me wish you all the best with your new endeavors. I’m very much looking forward to hearing from you on my
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Other books by the author:

Goal Setting: The Ultimate Guide to Achieving Goals That Truly Excite You

Habits That Stick: The Ultimate Guide to Building Powerful Habits That Stick Once And For All

Productivity Beast: An Unconventional Guide to Getting Things Done

The One Goal: Master the Art of Goal Setting, Win Your Inner Battles, and Achieve Exceptional Results

The Thriving Introvert: Embrace the Gift of Introversion and Live the Life You Were Meant to Live

Upgrade Yourself: Simple Strategies to Transform Your Mindset, Improve Your Habits and Change Your Life

Wake Up Call: How to Take Control of Your Morning and Transform Your Life

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