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Post by Leonis on Mar 8, 2014 10:29:31 GMT -6
Okay Everyone, Your assignment for this week is to Listen to Michael Hyatt's podcast "The power of Incremental Change", In the second half of the podcast he gives you 5 steps. Part of your assignment is to go thru these 5 steps for yourself and post them here. Also share your take away's and questions! michaelhyatt.com/006-the-power-of-incremental-change-podcast.htmlBe safe have Fun! |
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Week 7
Mar 13, 2014 18:32:47 GMT -6
Post by stephen on Mar 13, 2014 18:32:47 GMT -6
My goal is to have my piano book done, when? 3 weeks. I have 4 written now. I need twenty or more. Done is at least twenty turned into Phil Rogers. Three weeks is Tuesday April 1st so actually 19 days. If I do one a day I will be done ahead of time and do more than twenty.
If I do two a day i can have 42.
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Week 7
Mar 13, 2014 18:39:30 GMT -6
Post by stephen on Mar 13, 2014 18:39:30 GMT -6
Questions- he pretty much answered all of them
Take away's- What I heard was a underdeveloped John Maxwell growth idea. find the 5 things that help you grow in you passion and do them daily, no matter how big the tree five swings of the ax a day will bring it down. mine for music are Read music. Play music. Practice music. Recite theory. Listen to music
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Week 7
Mar 14, 2014 21:03:00 GMT -6
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Post by Leonis on Mar 14, 2014 21:03:00 GMT -6
That's great Stephen,
How long on average does it take you to write a piano exercise? Is that a reasonable time commitment everyday?
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Week 7
Mar 15, 2014 8:42:23 GMT -6
Post by david on Mar 15, 2014 8:42:23 GMT -6
My takeaways are SMART I will most definitely use this tool. And also the fast forward your life I have had trouble with motivation and this will help with that
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Post by stephen on Mar 15, 2014 8:51:01 GMT -6
That's great Stephen,
How long on average does it take you to write a piano exercise? Is that a reasonable time commitment everyday?
It depends on the direction of the exercise, some i can type in which means two minutes. Others i have to use the mouse and click each note in which on some of mine can take up to half an hour. so in answer to you question yes it a reasonable commitment i just have to write four or five a day on the ones that i can do fast. and as of this morning i am on number nine
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Post by david on Mar 15, 2014 8:52:22 GMT -6
My goal is to read the book of John in a week
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Week 7
Mar 16, 2014 8:02:03 GMT -6
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Post by Leonis on Mar 16, 2014 8:02:03 GMT -6
David, good goal. When you finish it let us know.
One thing I like about it, is it is so easy at any point in time to know if you are falling behind or not. The 4th day in you can count how many piano excercises you have written, or how many chapters you've read & you know exactly what you need to do to be on track.
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Post by Lydia on Mar 21, 2014 19:37:17 GMT -6
This podcast was awesome! And seriously could not have been better timing for me to listen to. My downtime in Cali has given me a lot of opportunity to rethink goals and life and I've been wondering how to tackle some things. Now I got another tool!  Questions: How much time should you spend trying to define a SMART goal? Is it more important to just throw one up there that fits the criteria or to spend a good amount of time finding something that does exactly what you want it to (providing, of course, you stick to your plan)? As a type three, I work really well in "massive action" steps and I think it could be wise and really helpful to have times when I do that. I'm thinking maybe I should have an incremental change plan and then have time set aside/planned for massive action. Does this seem like a good system, or would you suggest something else/have anything to add to it? Takeaways: SMART. Very helpful. I've heard it before, but it was a good reminder. Also, I loved his examples. With both running and reading the Bible, I've been losing motivation. So, it was good to be reminded "hey. This is totally possible!" I also really appreciated that consistent people are people who know how to start over again and again. I have such a tendency to start and then fall off and then guilt trip myself for falling off instead of just getting back up. So that was encouraging to hear. One of my goals is to read the gospel of Luke before I get back from Cali (one week). Another is to create a goal and plan to start running consistently. Also before I get back. Super pumped and motivated again. Thanks for this post, Leonis! |
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Post by stitchntime on Mar 21, 2014 22:02:26 GMT -6
Lydia said:
"As a type three, I work really well in "massive action" steps and I think it could be wise and really helpful to have times when I do that. I'm thinking maybe I should have an incremental change plan and then have time set aside/planned for massive action. Does this seem like a good system, or would you suggest something else/have anything to add to it?"
Yep. I understand that really well. I call it "project mode". But as a type 3, I am also very results oriented, and have found I can eat an elephant one bite at a time. How much have I read in the Great Books? Or how many of the Great Courses have I gone through? Or even how significantly have we changed our family culture around food.... not to mention year after year of homeschooling. Just look at World View, and see how much you accomplished incrementally.
As a type 3, I think you actually can lean into this much better than you realize. Make a project of identifying the incremental steps to attain your goal. Then implement.
That said I must post a disclaimer. Using incremental change to attain a goal is not the same as establishing on- going habits. With a goal there is closure, you either meet it or you don't. The end. With habits, you (hopefully) maintain for as long as you live, or as long as the habit serves you well. But there isn't necessarily closure. I suspect the lack of closure in the realm of establishing new habits, is what is rubbing the type 3ness the wrong way. (At least it is for me, more on that later.)
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Week 7
Mar 21, 2014 22:08:18 GMT -6
Post by stitchntime on Mar 21, 2014 22:08:18 GMT -6
Stephen said:
"and as of this morning i am on number nine"
One week to go, are you on track?
If so, YEAH!!!!
If not, there is still time! re-calibrate and go for it! You can do this!
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Post by Leonis on Mar 24, 2014 17:42:07 GMT -6
Lydia, I think that not all goals are incremental step's. I think he even mentioned in the podcast that doing this for every single goal was a little over kill.
I tend to like working in "massive action" style at times. Different goals lend themselves to different methods. For me the goal of researching the mercury in my teeth is a massive action goal, I knew I was eager to do it, and once I started it would be all I would do with my "spare time" until I was satisfied. Now that I have researched it all I now get the pleasure of taking what I learned and distilling a plan of what I'm going to do (i.e. detox....) and that is less exciting. That cannot be done in a day or a week. It might take a year. That needs the incremental plan, or else I will burn out. If I can track that I am on target and making progress it will help me stay on task.
Paying off our house was incremental. It didn't matter how fast I wanted to do it, I can't write I check for money I don't have. So having both tools in my tool belt really helps to knock out the different types of goals I have.
I also agree that habit building is different, and probably non of these methods are the best fit for that. Maybe one of these up coming assignments can be on habits.
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Week 7
Mar 25, 2014 21:36:27 GMT -6
Post by stitchntime on Mar 25, 2014 21:36:27 GMT -6
Great illustrations, Leonis! I personally am interested in looking at habits and identifying keystone habits in my own life (of some I need to create).... hint, hint  |
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Mar 26, 2014 15:13:29 GMT -6
Post by Lydia on Mar 26, 2014 15:13:29 GMT -6
Finished the book of Luke and have started in on the book of John. Maybe I can get all the gospels finished while I'm here? *crossed fingers* Have not yet started on my running plan; still got two days, though. |
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Post by Lydia on Mar 26, 2014 16:09:34 GMT -6
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Week 7
Mar 26, 2014 17:34:24 GMT -6
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Post by Leonis on Mar 26, 2014 17:34:24 GMT -6
Great job! I couldn't see your running plan just asked me to log in to google drive.
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Week 7
Mar 27, 2014 9:05:47 GMT -6
Post by stitchntime on Mar 27, 2014 9:05:47 GMT -6
I couldn't see the doc either, needed your password I think .... But terrific job getting it done!
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Mar 27, 2014 19:45:17 GMT -6
Post by Lydia on Mar 27, 2014 19:45:17 GMT -6
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Week 7
Mar 28, 2014 10:05:57 GMT -6
Post by stephen on Mar 28, 2014 10:05:57 GMT -6
I can see it now
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Week 7
Mar 28, 2014 13:16:49 GMT -6
Post by stitchntime on Mar 28, 2014 13:16:49 GMT -6
Me too:)
Looks good.
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Post by Jonathan Heston on Apr 14, 2014 9:33:18 GMT -6
Vishen from Mindvalley talks about this concept...
People drastically overestimate what they can do in one year.
But on the other hand...what they miss way more is the power of what they can do in THREE years. (1000 days)
Identify a goal: Touch my toes without bending my knees by October 1st.
Identify your incremental change (or new practice): Yoga 4 times a week.
Track your progress: Calendar Marks on Fridge - Pictures on Distributed Knowledge.
Recruit a growth partner: Chloe Heston / Austin Holt
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