Purpose practice #1: A purpose-method-goal audit
PurposeAnswer these questions about your vitality imperative:
- Do have a purpose for your challenge?
- If yes, what is the purpose?
- On a scale of 1 to 10, how important is the purpose to you? What explains your rating?
- On a scale of 1 to 10, how important is the purpose to other people who are essential to success? What explains your rating?
- If no, move to #2.
- If yes, what is the purpose?
- Do you have a measurable goal or goals? If so, what are they?
- For you, what is important about the goal(s)? (Ask and answer at least three times.)
- For others, what is important about the goal(s)? (Ask and answer at least three times.)
- How will you measure success? What early warning measures will keep you alert along the way?
- Does your method of success connect purpose and goal?
- Are your methods true to purpose? If not, what actions will you take?
- Are you confident in your plan? If not, what actions will you take?
This quick audit is an occasion for reflection. As you answer the questions, consider the following:
- A plan driven by mutual purpose requires less supervision than “ordinary” plans.
- A mutual purpose accelerates the development of goals and methods.
If purpose seems unclear, uninspired, or unshared in your answers, you can handle that in
Purpose Practice #2.