Moving the Needle - Get Clear, Get Free, and Get Going in Your Career, Business, and Life!

A detailed system that will help you achieve your professional and personal goals
Moving the Needle provides both the "kick in the pants" and the game plan many of us need to break out of the rut and get moving to achieve our goals. CEOs, vice presidents, professionals, military personnel, and even college students frequently express frustration at the entrenched status quo, in which initiating progress feels like moving mountains. This book lights a path toward continual improvement, helping readers first find a direction, then make the key transitions that jumpstart forward progress. This highly practical guide outlines a change process that can be applied to professional or personal goals, giving readers a concrete plan for making big things happen. Rather than blindly shooting for the moon, readers will formulate a solid, systematic, actionable plan that can only result in progress.

In today s tenuous business climate, employers and employees alike can be glued to the ground, unsure of the path they should take, or whether they have the freedom to move forward. Moving the Needle helps readers clarify their current position, identify their optimum position, and formulate a workable strategy for getting from here to there.

Find what "moving forward" means for your career and life
Shake off the doldrums of routine and establish a culture of innovation
Improve performance on a consistent basis, at every level
Break the inertia and get moving in the right direction
Stagnation is diametrically opposed to progress. Moving forward requires a vision, a plan, and the impetus to get things done. Those who sense that big things can happen need to get clear, get free, and start Moving the Needle.

List of contents

Foreword Dave Winfield xiii
 
Acknowledgments xv
 
Introduction Why This Book? xvii
 
SECTION I Get Clear
 
1 When It Comes to Getting Clear, First Get Quiet 3
 
Our Obsession with Busyness 6
 
The Sound of Silence 7
 
Have an End Goal in Mind 8
 
1. Set Concise and Realistic Goals 8
 
2. Ask Why--Of Yourself and of Others 9
 
3. Don't Wait around for Something to Happen--Take Action 11
 
4. Manage Momentum 12
 
5. Secure Support by Building an Army around You 13
 
6. Last, Be Thinking about Game Changers 13
 
See All Obstacles in Your Way 13
 
2 Life Balance and the Life Decision Wheels 17
 
Another Way to Look at Life Balance 25
 
Balance or Fulfillment and Satisfaction 26
 
3 Get Clear with Your Life Mission 31
 
A Winning Formula 34
 
Passions 34
 
Strengths 35
 
Service to Others 37
 
The Big Eight Questions 39
 
1. Why Are You Here? 39
 
2. Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? 40
 
3. What Is Your Life Mission? 40
 
4. Do You Take Full Responsibility for What Happens in Your Life? 40
 
5. How Do You Differentiate Yourself from Others? 41
 
6. How Can You Do a Better Job of Building and Serving the Community You Are a Part Of? 41
 
7. Will You Take Action to Make Any Necessary Changes? 43
 
8. Are You Ready to Make Mistakes? 43
 
Getting There? 43
 
4 Understanding People's Needs 47
 
The Need to Belong 48
 
The Need for Love 50
 
Taking Care of Those Closest to You 51
 
5 Clarity in Differentiating Yourself 55
 
The Four-Step Process to Differentiating Yourself 58
 
6 Getting Clear by Creating Your Ideal Day and Ideal Life 64
 
Planning Your Ideal Week 67
 
Planning Your Ideal Month 67
 
Planning Your Ideal Year 69
 
Planning Your Ideal Life 69
 
Have, Do, and Be 73
 
SECTION II Get Free
 
7 Get Free by Taking 100 Percent Responsibility 89
 
A PhD in Entitlement 91
 
The 200-Year Rule 92
 
Every Day Is a Bonus 95
 
8 Your Perspective Determines Your Freedom 100
 
A New Gift of Freedom 101
 
9 Freedom and the ZAP Concept: Zones, Alignment, and Paradoxes 107
 
Getting into the Zone 108
 
Alignment and Freedom 112
 
Managing the Paradox 113
 
10 Habits and Getting Free 119
 
Moving from Unhealthy to Healthy Habits 122
 
Taking Inventory 125
 
Staying on the Straight and Narrow 125
 
Education versus Entertainment Habits 127
 
Habits of Attitude 129
 
Habits to Begin and End the Day 130
 
11 Get Free with Energizing People and Activities 137
 
The Rule of Three 140
 
Taking a Look Around 141
 
12 Get Free with Your Money 147
 
Dealing with Debt 151
 
Credit Cards: A Form of Modern-Day Slavery 152
 
A New Way of Looking at Money 153
 
SECTION III Get Going
 
13 The 5/10/15 Plan 159
 
The Value of a Great System 161
 
Making the Right Connections 162
 
The Plan 163
 
Get Going on Building Your Client Base 165
 
The Personal Touch Never Goes out of Style 166
 
14 Wingmen and Bird Dogs 170
 
Your Circle of Friends 174
 
Round Up Your Bird Dogs 177
 
The Value of Mentors 178
 
15 Mindstorming Ideas 183
 
Seeing Results 186
 
Lawyers, Accountants, and Bankers (LAB) Nights 187
 
Final Thought 189
 
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About the author

JOE SWEENEY is the New York Times bestselling author of Networking Is a Contact Sport. Over the course of his 30-year career, Joe has built successful businesses by combining his love of business and his passion for sports. MIKE YORKEY collaborated with Joe Sweeney on Networking Is a Contact Sport. In addition, he is the author or coauthor of more than 85 books with over 2 million total copies in print. A portion of the proceeds of this book will be donated to the Navy SEAL Foundation and the transitional programs they support.

Summary

A detailed system that will help you achieve your professional and personal goals Moving the Needle provides both the "kick in the pants" and the game plan many of us need to break out of the rut and get moving to achieve our goals.

Product details

• Authors: J Sweeney, Jo Sweeney, Joe Sweeney, Joe Yorkey Sweeney, Sweeney Joe, Mike Yorkey, Yorkey Mike
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.12.2014
• EAN: 9781118944080
• ISBN: 978-1-118-94408-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Management, Business & management, Wirtschaft u. Management, Spezialthemen Wirtschaft u. Management, Business & Management Special Topics