It will-happen - example 2

How to get to your goal
and reach your dream!
an example of it-will-happen

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What do you want?

• Do you want to…
– get to an important goal?
– achieve something special?
– make your dream come true?
• We know how difficult it can be..
– What to focus on?
– How to avoid distractions?
– How to maintain energy and moral?
• it-will-happen can help you

Map the route to your goal

• Scientific research shows that people who
set clear goals achieve more
• Visualising your goals is great..
– but there is more…
• You can create a route map to your goal
and then it-will-happen!
• Follow this example ..
• ..then create a route map for your own
goal at it-will-happen.com


What is your goal?

• it-will-happen.com
gives you a toolbox of
key things you need to
get to your Goal…
• First, click on the ‘Goal’
button and put your goal
into your route map


I know my Goal!


But I don’t know my Goal 

• What if you are not sure about your
Goal?
• Take a look at our other slide-decks
at it-will-happen.com to find some
great resources to help you think
about your goals and objectives


What do I care about?

• One way of thinking about
your Goals is to think
about your Values…
– What do you really care
about?
– What motivates you?
• Put your Values
on your map
to remind
yourself

Making connections ..

• A route map is more than just
isolated boxes!
• Your need to show how your ideas
link together
• For example: what you care about
leads naturally to your Goals…


How to make a connection..
• Select your ‘Values’ box
• Click the connection tool in the Tools box
• In the pop-up box, select the thing you
want to connect to


Who cares?
• Its hard to achieve your goals on your own…
• And sometimes your goals will effect other people
• Put those other important people on your route
map as ‘Stakeholders’ in your success
• Remember to connect your ideas


I don’t know where to start!
• Think about your Strategy for success
• If you have some ideas .. put them on your map
• If not, then look for our other resources on
it-will-happen.com to help you build your
strategy


What could help you?

• Think creatively about what could help you
.. Look for your ‘Enablers’:
– A skill, talent, some experience or knowledge
– Something you already have or somebody you
know


It’s not always easy …

• Let’s be realistic…sometimes things are
going to get in your way or slow you down
• Put those on your map as obstacles to be
avoided or overcome


Do you know Judo?

• Barriers can make you feel down-hearted
and sap you of energy…
• But you can use them to your advantage!
• Overcoming Barriers can make you
stronger
• There are many stories of
people who turned
‘insurmountable’ Barriers to
their advantage
• The Judo expert uses the strength of the
opponent to triumph

Great oak trees from little
acorns..
• You may have one, big, great Goal
• But are there are some smaller Goals
along the way?
• Things you can achieve and be proud of?
• Put them on your route map to success


You need to do stuff!
• To meet your Goals you will need to take
some actions…what are they?
• They take you directly towards your Goal,
or maybe overcome a barrier


Be Specific
• To get really committed to taking some
Action be specific about time
• ..and whilst we are at it, let’s include the
Output from your Action

Within 2
weeks!

What Resources do you need
to complete your action?

• Once you have an idea about
an Action and its Outputs ..
• .. you can start to think about
what Resources you need to
get it done


What could go wrong?

• But let’s be realistic .. things can go wrong
• So let’s spend some time thinking about
the Risks and how to avoid them


Avoiding the Risks

• We can take some actions to help us
avoid the Risks
• Note the different types of arrow..

Leads to

Relates to


Make an Impact!

• Why does the Action matter?
• What will be different after it is done?
• What are the Impacts of your Actions?


What were you thinking?

• Sometimes you are going to need to
explain your route map..
• You need to include the Ideas that
help make sense of your map


You’re not the only one
who cares!
• Remember, your Stakeholders care about
things as well
• You need to match their Values if you
want them to help you
• Understanding your stakeholder Values
will help you influence
and persuade them ..
• .. and build commitment
to your vision of the
future


“It’s the thought that counts”

• It isn’t of course…Actions count!
• If people are important to you then you
need to do some things to
show them its true
• You can’t expect people
to commit to your goals
unless you are showing
your commitment
to theirs


Think it through

• To build a great route map to success you
need to think things through
• What are the Ideas
behind your
actions?
• What Impacts do
you expect your
Actions to have?


The route map to my goal


What is the route map to
your goal?
• This example shows the route map
to our goal…
• .. But what is your route map?
• You can reach your goal ..
• You can get to your dream ..
• You can start on your journey today
by mapping out your route
• Picture it and it-will-happen.com


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It will-happen - example 2

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