Hatching My Escape Plan
June 24th, 2009
So, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about my Plan to Escape Mediocrity. I swear it feels like I am masterminding a breakout from Alcatraz. (Cue Mission Impossible music!)
Seriously, I think if I – and anyone else who wants to come along – will ever break free from mediocrity and into a life and business filled with authentic adventure, we need a plan, a map, a blueprint so we can tell if we are on the right track.
I want to share what I have come up with so far. These are in no particular order because no one is going to have the exact same escape route. But I think we can at least use them to stake out where we need to begin digging the tunnels.
My plan now is to write a blog post for each one of these so we can elaborate and discuss them.
My rucksack is packed – have a compass, a shovel, and a canteen. Anyone else coming?!
Blueprint for a Kick-Butt Escape Plan
- Accept Responsibility, or Not. (wrote blog posts about this here and here.)
- Define and Defend Your Integrity.
- Check Your Assumptions.
- Consider Your Choices.
- Pay Attention.
- Get Into Gratitude.
- Secure Your Spiritual Core.
- Play to Your Strengths.
- Seek Wise Counsel.
- Protect Your Priorities.
***Emergency Plan for when you get totally lost: Go find someone who needs help and help them.***
Original Art uploaded on May 23, 2008
by phill.d
Wow! The game I am playing keeps getting bigger and bigger! My dear friend and colleague Dr. Mollie Marti asked me about a month ago if I would be interested in partnering (actually I think she said “playing”) with her to design and deliver an amazing group coaching program for women entrepreneurs.