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"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to tell you EXACTLY how the next ten years will be like"!


He was well known and respected worldwide for his insightful thoughts and decisions.

So, they hung unto his every word, armed with their pens and notepads.

He paused, and you could hear a pin drop, it was that silent.

And he said, "The next ten years are going to be just like the last ten years!
Opportunity mixed with difficulty.
The next ten years, opportunity mixed with difficulty. After recession comes expansion, after expansion, recession. After day comes night, after night, day comes!
And that's never gonna change."

How to predict your future?
This year and this decade is the same.
You will get both opportunities and difficulties.
It may be 50/50, 70/30, 20/20 or any combination.
Where you focus on determines how the next ten years will be.


The next ten, twenty, thirty years, the very next second will go the way you want! Simply put, its all in how you respond to opportunity and difficulties.

Think about this.....

Odd as it may seem, your new year’s plans are usually along the same line as the last year’s, or just a repetition of the previously failed and unaccomplished goals you had last year.
Yet the year ends and....same goals and resolutions and no better you!

So...here’s a way that people in the Armed Forces use in between missions to get the best out of the next battle. I learnt this from a friend just before the New Year, but never gave it much thought.
Yesterday as I was scrolling through my phone as usual, I thought,”well let me try it”, and it was......I’ll let you use it first and judge it for yourself.

Here’s the entire process:
It’s called Debriefing, and it allows you to properly learn from past mistakes, ensures systemic evolution and paves the way for better future outcomes.
I know I said I won’t describe how it was, but this is one hell of an amazing tool for assessment and planning!
Here’s the common yearly goal/strategy setting session for the new year:
>>>>2019 Big Sexy Audacious plan
>>>>2019 Action Plan
>>>>No reflection of 2019 successes and failures
>>>>2020 Big Sexy Audacious plan
>>>>2020 Action Plan

Here’s how this process is done in the Armed Forces:
>>>>Desired outcome for Mission #1
>>>>Battle plan for Mission #1
>>>>Debrief for Mission #1
>>>>Update of general battle methodology/SOP
>>>>Desired outcome for Mission #2
>>>>Battle plan for Mission #2 (relying on updated battle plans/SOP=better execution and results)


Simple way to conduct your own debrief in 30 mins or less...
>>What were my desired outcomes for the past year?
>>What was my plan of attack?
>>What was the outcome of the method/plan chosen?
>>What was the gap between my desired outcomes and my actual outcome?
>>Why did that gap happen?
>>What benefited me in the pursuit of my desired outcomes and how can I incorporate that into my future plans?

What hindered me pursuit of my desired outcomes and how can I mitigate it moving forward?
Most importantly, is there a *higher level principle at play here that can have an overarching effect in the future in my life and business?

See my example below!