What can you do with 100 Days?

There are 100 days left of 2009. By the time you open this there may only be 99?

Last year, 12 months ago a client said they would wait until the new year to address the tasks,
the projects & to do's they hadn't done. I know that sometimes things get in the way. We become distracted.

We know family are more precious than ever & if you have a young family (Kobe just started school!) then you know that they become the barometer for the speed in which 9am becomes 5pm or the thought you had more time in the day and it is suddenly dark outside.

The topic of conversation with your colleagues goes something like....."It's getting dark early, isn't it?".......And if you didn't need reminding, I saw my first Christmas adverts this weekend too. Not on Oxford St, London but in St Andrews, Scotland.

SWITCHING OFF......Yet for many industries Christmas & December is the countdown to switching off.

Which actually means there are even fewer days left of the year to GTD (Get Things Done). I am not just talking about your professional "to do's" here. The personal tasks or promises to yourself too? What have you told yourself you want to learn, do, become?

What have you delayed or even started & not finished? What could you finish? Which one of the 2009 plans can you finish strong with?

The one you told your friends about over a drink....and put on the back burner when you have more time.....

Switching career.....Deciding you will leave work earlier once a week....Get in shape before the new year not after........What course do you want to go on that you have been putting off?
Get involved more with your kids team or give back to something?

But it all takes TIME and more importantly mental ENERGY. It's your time. Yes, I know you GIVE, GIVE, GIVE to everyone in your world. Which is important.....but the most important one is to check where YOU are in all of this.

Some ideas for your next 100 days...

1 - MEET & CALL: Who do you need to meet and call about a current or future project or situation that has been delayed?

2 - NO NETS: Stood on Centre Court at Wimbledon a few weeks ago they had no nets or lines. Imagine that, nothing to aim at. Make a 100 day plan. No plan..... you WILL be part of someones plan.

3 - THINK TEAM: Projects, goals, and the best plans are completed by teams not individuals. Who is on yours? Go find some players to make them happen.

4 - CHECK THE THERMOSTAT: The zone isn't about comfort. It is about going much further & embracing discomfort. Everything on the other side of comfort is where your next level is.

5 - BIOGRAPHY DOESN'T EQUAL FUTURE: But it can help if used correctly. You have a past that makes you smile and one that doesn't. Rewind the one that inspires you... play it again & again....also you have resources that can help you from the past. Where biography doesn't help you is when you dwell on the past. Pick from the past don't dwell on it.


6 - MEASURE & TEST: I have been coaching this in & out of sports. You have to write it down and measure where you are and test what you have been working on. Over the next 100 days turn it them in to short term milestones of 7 days, 10 days, 14 days etc.

7 - PLAY: Schedule time to play. The brain learns best when it is playing.

8 - REFRESH BUTTON: Your mind is no different from the URL at the top of your screen. Sometimes it just needs refreshing. Get out on the course, nature, bike, swim, walk, run or what ever you do to renew the pages of data.

9 - LAW OF REWARD: How will you reward yourself? Or celebrate at the end of 100 days? What will you do? Give yourself something to work towards. Doesn't have to be earth shattering. Recognition is good from external sources. A pat on the back or a mention in the press or company newsletter....BIG BUT. Give yourself permission to celebrate and the external will be a bonus.

Look out for the FREE webinar coming to keep you on track!

10 - BONUS: Tell a friend about your 100 Days. When you share a goal or project with someone then you are held to a standard that you have set. I'll share mine with you. You can check in with me to make sure I am on track.

In no particular order:
a. Successful launch my new golf performance game: Golf Mission...Look out for it
b. Finish plan for 2010 College project giving students mental skills
c. Play two more Royal Courses before year end
d. Finish draft of next book by end of November!!!
e. Start NEW Coaching Programmes October.

Leave a comment below. Look forward to hearing about your 100 day challenges.

Think Differently,


Jamie

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Tennis With No Nets - The Home of Champions

Next week there will be 100 Day Challenge: I believe it's the 22nd September.

Are you ready for the final part of the year?

What could you achieve in the last 100 days of the year?

What have you not started?

Or finished? What is possible? Can you finish the year strong?

Who do you need to see?

What do you need to put in place before the start of 2010?

Who do you need to call?

What is in your TO DO box that is being put off?

100 DAY CHALLENGE: What will you do with them?


A colleague said that most people start to wind down in December ready for the Xmas period. He said that he has two months left of the year not three. Yikes!!!

So get to it. Act now.

Talk Soon,


Jamie

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100 Day Challenge

Last year I posted an email. It had a ton of replies to it. I think it struck a nerve with people. Not saying my others don't but this one in particular had really hit bulls eye.

I asked what would you or could you do with 100 days? Would you delay finishing a project or would you get it done/started before the end of 2009.

What do you need to let go of? Handle? or Heal? Or even resolve that has been left.

It all started with a client who was going to postpone his last few goals until the new year. Action is important. The correct type of course. You have to do something though.

My good friend and colleague was recently diagnosed with cancer and he said there are things we put off that we shouldn't.

Your goals might not be related to a career. They could be fitness, health, financial, relationships or whatever.

Key point:
Where are you starting from. This is a great exercise I call it the "TNT" exercise that you can do both professionally and personally. It will create an explosion of focus on where your attention should be.

The TNT (Three, Now, Three)
1. Create three columns. One that reads "Three Years Ago" The Middle Column reads "Now" and the right hand column reads "Three Years Future"

2. List the following examples in each column & score out of ten with a brief description of each and why it is that number. For example, Living Environment Past 5: Lovely house, not big enough, need a garden. Now: Great view, small garden. Future: 5 bedroom house with large garden to have the children playing.

3. Start with the past, then move to the Now column and then move to the Three Years in Future. You cannot start moving forward without knowing where you are today.

Health/Fitness
Career
Living Environment
Social
Relationships
Financial
Sports
Friends & Family

And any other category.

have a look at where you are today and this will highlight where you should focus in the short term.

Jamie