If a 7-Year-Old Can Get Goal-Oriented, You Can Too
I have a business-coaching client, Scott, who is succeeding faster than some of my other clients in his entrepreneurial venture. The other day we were talking about how he has taken his approach to success at work and created a similar system to make his children successful (they are 5, 7, and 10).
Scott's system for his own success consists of planning out his year's goals and creating a series of spreadsheets to monitor week-by-week activity and month-by-month results. He and his assistant are maniacal about keeping the spreadsheet up-to-date-and meeting or exceeding each benchmark. So here is what he implemented with his 7-year-old son, Mark. At the end of the goal-sheet I'll tell you a bit more about what has happened as a result.
Mark's Objective: To create a set of priorities that I will execute successfully.
School Responsibilities
Homework and projects.
Read 10 minutes alone each day.
Household Responsibilities
Monitoring the trash levels […]