7 Point Program

DYNAMIC TRANSITIONING TM 7 Point Program
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Lesson 1. Know Thyself
The power of YOU. Who are you? What makes you happy? What makes you “light up”? In order to build a foundation you must understand the importance of knowing yourself. This is your life. Take the time to know your limits and boundaries. What would you do if you didn’t have to worry about money? How would you spend your time?

Lesson 2. Consider the Possibilities
The power of BLUE SKY. Do you have an open mind? Oh, really…. Consider this: the power of dreaming, stretching, and reaching. How to get definite about your possibilities. The law of attraction. The power of possibility. Is ____________ (you fill in the blank) possible? You bet! Anything and everything is possible. Fly a plane, go to the moon, cure polio, climb a mountain, change a career, get married, have a family, etc.

Lesson 3. See Yourself Succeeding
The power of VISIONING. Close your eyes. Picture your world the way you want it to be. What do you see, taste, smell, and hear? Who else is there? What are they doing? Now put yourself in the picture. See yourself closing the deal, signing payroll checks, trying on bride’s dresses, going to little league games, opening a business, getting applause from a group of your peers.

Lesson 4. Plan the Work and Work the Plan
The power of ACTION. Enough of this “visioning” stuff – let’s DO something! Take the first thing on your Possibilities List and ask yourself, “What can I do today to move towards this picture of success?” Make a phone call? Write a business plan? Visit someone? Get into ACTION. GO DO IT.

Lesson 5. Practice Flexibility
The power of RECALIBRATING. So, it doesn’t look exactly like the picture – you ended up starting a nursery school instead of a private boy’s school…OK, so what now? Sometimes growth and change come in unforeseen ways – many times even better than we expected. When the forces of the Universe guide us in a slightly different direction, don’t resist. There is power in going with the flow.

Lesson 6. Giving Back
The power of GIVING. Nothing is more rewarding than giving back. Nothing hurries RECEIVING as rapidly as giving. The universal law is that what you give you get back tenfold. If you want a meaningful life you must do meaningful things. How to give back personally. How to give back professionally. What is your social responsibility? Get involved. Put the power of increase to work for you.

Lesson 7. To Thy Own Self Be True
The power of SELF TRUTH. We come full circle. We started with knowing yourself – you cannot be true to yourself if you don’t know who you are. Your integrity has been defined through this journey. Your value is clear. You want a purposeful life. A LIFE FULL OF PURPOSE. A design for living. Be true to your values, religion or spiritual practice. Be true to your family and friends. Be true to your professional ethics. Be true to your purpose. Be true to your possibilities. Be true to your social responsibilities. Be true to your financial well-being.

Goal Setting

In Point #4 PLAN THE WORK - WORK THE PLAN, The Power of ACTION, we talk about goal setting. There are countless books on goal setting and the importance of writing down goals. There is a psychological benefit to putting pen to paper in this way...it solidifies your committment to yourself on getting something done.

"By setting sharp, clearly defined goals, you can measure and take pride in the achievement of those goals. You can see forward progress in what might previously have seemed a long pointless grind. By setting goals, you will also raise your self-confidence, as you recognize your ability and competence in achieving the goals that you have set. "(more here)

You want to take pride in achievment of goals. The goals you set are committments to YOU. Yet so many of us let ourselves down by NOT achieving things we set out to achieve.

By working the Dynamic Transitioning program and understanding who you are prior to setting goals, your chance of achieving those goals goes up expoentially.

Plan The Work - Work The Plan

Plan the Work, Work the Plan - The Power of ACTION is the 4th Point in the 7 Point Dynamic Transitioning Program. This is not an original statement...in fact, I learned this in Sales Training while at Xerox Corporation.

I like things that work, and this works. What is important in our transitioning journey is that we are not setting goals and attempting to reach them until Point 4. Most personal and professional development programs ask participants to start out by goal setting. Goal setting is a great tool and skill to have, but I maintain that one is not ready for goal setting until the "inner work" is complete.

In other words, there cannot be an "outerworking" until there is an "innerworking". We must know ourselves, create mental pictures of what we want to accomplish, see ourselves achieving those pictures, and THEN set goals and plan the work. What I see happening when goal setting occurs too early in a personal development course is that people set goals that most likely they will not reach. Their intentions are good; they get caught up in the excitement of "Setting Goals" as an end to itself...but cannot live up to these lofty goals because they are not clear on who they are and where they are going.

Leadership

What is the difference between management and leadership? Are leaders born or can they be trained? These questions are often debated in leadership and management courses.

In Dynamic Transitioning, we want to pay attention transition for the person who is assuming the leadership and/or management role, as well as the people who will work for or follow them.

One of the first things you may realize in accepting a "leadership role" is that telling people what to do does not inspire them to follow you. They must want to follow you enough to stop what they are doing and perhaps take risk or enter situations that they would not normally consider.