Sprinting or jogging?

leadership mindset Sep 18, 2020

I am sometimes asked about my online program, 100-Day Success Challenge: In business and personal life, shouldn't we be marathon runners rather than sprinters? And shouldn't we focus on the long term instead of just 100 days?

Good questions! My answer is quite simple: We need both.

Whoever only sprints runs the risk of exhausting him/herself too quickly. On the other hand, if you always focus on the "long distance," you often start too slowly and do not build up enough momentum.

It is an old adage: For big plans and goals, if the first actions are not started within 72 hours, usually they just remain plans and goals. We need momentum - and as quickly as possible!

(And because I see a weakness with many people, I have created the above-mentioned program.) 

Here are 3 items for which a sprint is always worthwhile, or even extremely important. I suggest that you take a look at them with your team:
  1. Training of success habits. We cannot build habits if we only work at them with half our energy. What we need is continuous repetition with high intensity until the new routine is in place. Slowly going forward does not help at all.
  2. Personal growth. Most of us need to accelerate the pace of personal growth, whether through books, programs, workshops or whatever. I am a strong advocate of "learning sprints," in which we reach and anchor certain learning goals in a short time.
  3. Focus initiatives. By this I mean strategic or other initiatives that are driven forward with a sprint’s high momentum. Be it the implementation of important key strategic topics or the new sales campaign, it always helps to think like a sprinter and not like a marathoner.

If you want to really put the pedal to the metal in 2020 - under these special circumstances - for yourself, your team or your company, register now for my online program, 100-Day Success Challenge, ➔ Click here.

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