By Neil Phillips.

Ever meet one of those people who always kick themselves when things don’t go right?  I have one as a client.  I finally asked him to write his thoughts on some items.  I won’t claim credit for creating these three keys.  The honors for this list go to a coaching client who was searching for “extraordinary results.” He’s a mental bruiser.  He says things as straightforward as he can.  Here are the three keys.

Talking about what went wrong is not going to make things go right.  You only deliver results by taking actions that will lead to the results you want.

Do not deviate.  Pick your goal.  Don’t waver.  Don’t change.  Don’t make excuses for inaction.  Just go.

  • What’s the result you’d kill for?
  • How does this result align with my mission?
  • How do my methods align with my values?
  • Who is on my side?

Everything I miss or I get is my fault.  Accept all the blame you can.  When you give excuses or blame others, you are giving them the power to dictate your results.  Once you accept that it’s all your fault, you can do something about it.  Anything less gives control to luck, circumstance, and other people. This is an incredibly freeing statement!  You no longer have to shame, blame or justify. You just move forward.

  • How do I recover from my mistake?
  • How did I miss the signs?
  • What do I need to change?
  • How will I make sure the results are going to be different?

Get someone to hold you accountable.  Don’t just keep it in your head.  Find someone to talk with about goal.  The words you say will tell a lot about what’s going on.  And don’t pick a softy.  Find someone to ask the hard questions and not just agree with you when you want out because life gets tough.

  • What are you hearing?
  • Where am I off track?
  • Here’s what I want you to ask me.
  • Thank you.

The guidelines are tough.  And they will lead to incredible results. There’s one other caveat that I would add to his three items.  When you are passionate about your performance, these guides are easy to follow.

What are your rules for making sure that you will get your results?

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