LAW 7 — CHAPTER 7: The Law of Design
To Maximize Growth, Develop Strategies
LEARN IT
“You Plan You, Or Someone Else Might”
I. Glancing Backward, Planning Forward
A. Discuss the practice John has of taking specific time each year to evaluate the past year and plan the next.
II. Life Lessons
A. Life is very simple, but keeping it that way is very difficult
1. Life is simple when we make specific plans according to our specific values
2. Keeping plans simple can be found in these questions:
a. Can it be received personally? – Can a person internalize it?
b. Can it be repeated easily?
c. Can it be transferred strategically? – Is it dependent on a specific understanding, or can it be passed on through different cultures?
B. Designing Your Life Is More Important Than Designing Your Career
1. Who you are will most accurately determine what you do.
2. Planning should always be about who you are.
C. Life Is Not A Dress Rehearsal
1. Life comes with neither an instruction manual nor a chance to warm up.
2. It is also true that nothing about your past determines your future.
D. In Planning Your Life, Multiply Everything By Two
1. Be aware that plans look really good on paper, so be ready to expand the resources of time, money, and energy accordingly.
LIVE IT
“Better Design Through Better Strategy”
III. To Develop Strategies, Depend On Systems
A. Personal growth can and will come systematically
B. There is a saying in business: Systems are the solutions – discuss this.
C. Effective Systems Include:
1. Considering the big picture – We must have the end result in mind when building an effective system
2. Make use of our priorities – What is the highest and best use of your time right now?
3. A good measurement of the outcome – Without a metric of our own system, there is no way to know if we are succeeding.
4. Application – A good system answers the question: “What now?”
a. Where can I use this?
b. When can I use this?
c. Who needs to know this?
5. Promote consistency – A good system should predict the outcome reliably. This is a daily practice of doing the right things over and over again.
LEAD IT
“When you live this law, you will show others the way and they empower them to learn it and live it too.”
Facilitation Questions Options
OVERCOME GROWING PAINS
(Specific Steps to Amazing Growth)
Take the time to assess which areas of your life should receive the most strategic planning.
• Career • Hobby
• Faith • Marriage
• Family • Personal Growth
• Health • Free Time
Discuss this axiom: “Luck comes to the prepared.” What does that say about planning and strategy?
For systems to be effective, they must fit into these criteria: Discuss the meaning and application of each of these.
• Simple •_ Scalable
• Reproducible •_ Teachable
Begin developing or refining the systems which will lead to your own growth. As you do, keep the following in your awareness.”
• The Big Picture – Will it help you reach your big-picture goals?
• Your Priorities – Is it consistent with your goals?
• Measurement – Can you have a tangible means of determining your success?
• Application – Does it have a built-in focus toward action?
• Organization – Does it make a better use of your time than what you are doing now?
• Consistency – Can you and will you repeat it on a regular basis?
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