We always get a result. But not always the result we want. Learn to master these 4 key thinking strategies to take back your agenda and achieve the transformative results you’re looking for.

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4 Thinking Strategies For
Powerfully Transformative Results 29 September 2016
We always get a result. But not always the result we want. Learn to master these 4 key thinking
strategies to take back your agenda and achieve the transformative results you’re looking for.
How often do you achieve a result? I’ll tell you: only
ALWAYS.
We don’t always achieve our goals. We don’t always
achieve a sense of balance and fulfilment. We don’t
always find ourselves in career we love (or even like!).
But we definitely get a result. And for many, that’s rarely
the big results they want.
Why is that?
At the root of our results is our thinking. Which lead to
behaviours. Which lead to results. Change your thinking
and you change your results.
But here’s the issue: the brain is a cognitive miser.
And the brain’s concern for our wellbeing has us avoiding
new, resource-hungry thinking. And instead, has us on
autopilot. An autopilot that serves us (positively) in many
ways. Is more dependable. Is more performant, even. But
that can also get in the way of positive change.
And unchecked, our autopilot can be seen to serve an
agenda other than our own.
So if you’re serious about making a change. If you want to
actually achieve the goals you say you do. if you want to
align yourself with what matters most to you. Then you
need to master your thinking.
Here are the 4 thinking strategies most impactful on your
results. Master them and achieve what you want. Be
mastered by them, and get what you’ve always gotten.
#1 Priority Thinking
How often do we prioritise our priorities? Not often.
Take a look at yourself and those around you. Want to
know what people’s priorities are? Look at where they
spend their time. What they spend their money on. What
they actually get and achieve. Those are the priorities.
And they’re not often what they claim to be their
priorities.
Get clear on your priorities. And notice how that list
differs from what you’re actually achieving.

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#2 Choice Thinking
We generally make the best choices available to us at
any given moment. And whilst some of our actions may,
in hindsight, seem misguided or ineffective, it most likely
comes down to lack of awareness of other available
options.
And that’s a significant thinking pattern. Because the
person with the most choices – and the greatest flexibility
to adopt an alternative – will have the best chance of
achieving what they want.
Create choices by reframing the situation. And by
challenging beliefs and usual ways of operating.
#3 Decision Thinking
Decision Thinking is all-powerful. Every significant change
you’ve ever made was preceded by a committed decision.
And notice the word “committed”. Not a preference. Not a
wish. A decision.
To exercise the real power of decision thinking, notice that
a decision is a moment in time. It is not something that
you revisit or continually debate. It is a commitment,
unswervingly taken. And then done.
Exercise powerful decision thinking by making lots of
decisions, quickly. And going all-in.
#4 Action Thinking
Thinking is the most important thing. But without action,
our change exists only in our imaginations.
Action Thinking is about getting into action at the scene of
your priority-setting and decision-making. Build the
thinking habit never to set a priority of make a decision
without also taking Action #1.
However small, design Action #1 alongside every
decision. And do it!
Taking responsibility for
the results we create
When it comes to FOCUS: all we have is priorities and
choices. Simplify your thinking to these two thoughts.
What are my priorities? What are my choices? And
notice how your current thinking strategies are lacking this
focus.
When it comes to EXECUTION: know that every change
is preceded by just two things: a decision. And an action.
Build the decision-making habit – and get back to
working on you and your agenda.
When it comes to RESULTS: the only person we need look
to is ourselves. Take charge of your thinking.
Dan Beverly is a leadership and performance coach helping ambitious, high-
achieving professional women land their perfect career.
His mission is to inspire possibility in others for a career that leaves us feeling
fulfilled in our work, confident in ourselves and balanced in our life.
Go online to book your “Session Zero” with Dan – and start capitalising on
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