The document outlines a 12-step process for planning, implementing, and evaluating projects and goals. It includes steps for defining a vision and mission statement, setting objectives and measurable goals, identifying available resources and a budget, planning steps and potential problems/solutions, keeping a journal, evaluating changes and performance against goals, and identifying lessons for future projects. The document encourages practicing this process to complete tasks more quickly and successfully. It then suggests some sample community projects to get started applying the process.

1. It’s a great day to be here! March 8, 2008 Albany, NY

3. Your Attitude Your Actions

4. Make your bed!

5. Meditation/Thought/Prayer (Internalize) Advice and Counsel (Can you help me?) Wisdom (The need to know more) Reading Association Understanding (AHA!) Research/Trial & Error/Wisdom Feedback & Fellowship Taking chances (Time for action)

7. Life Business Family Social Spiritual area Physical Emotional Golf game (well, it really doesn’t do all that…)

8. Based on the following techniques of: Planning Implementing Evaluating 12 things to ask

9. A) PLANNING 1. What is your vision? 2. Mission statement 3. Objectives 4. Goals 5. What are my resources? 6. What is my budget? 7. What steps do I need to take? 8. What are the potential problems and possible solutions? B) IMPLEMENTING AND EVALUATING 9. Keeping a journal 10. What changes did I make and why? 11. How did I do on my goals? 12. What would I have done differently, or next time?

10. What is your vision? Your what Dreams How do you see it or envision it? Mission statement Your why What really drives you? What is your purpose?

11. Objectives What do I want to accomplish? What benefits to I want from this? What are the benefits of success? Goals Measurable and definable Dates, numbers, people by name

12. What are my resources? Strengths and weaknesses Personality tests What do you work on? Personal resources External resources…depending on others Show appreciation at all times How are you wired? What floats your boat? What puts the zing in your zang? What puts the zipidee in your dooda’s?

13. What is my budget? Projected income Projected expenses Have a record of income and expenses Assets vs. liabilities

14. What steps do I need to take? In logical order What are your priorities? What is the urgency? What is the importance?

15. Identify your problems, but don’t live there No big deal… Don’t get baked in the squat Brainstorming as a skill What are the potential problems and possible solutions?

16. Keeping a journal Record your progress Challenges Changes Ideas Recommendations Successes Be appreciative of others

17. What changes did I make and why?

18. How did I do on my goals? List each goal and critique it Identify how your strengths and weaknesses played into the accomplishments of your goals

19. What would I have done differently, or next time?

20. Getting things done in life is usually based on a formula (or a process), whether we realize it or not Knowing and following the process helps us gets things done quicker and with greater success Making a process second nature takes practice, practice, practice

21. Let’s get started on a project! Lemonade stand Pet sitting service Screen repair service Town Christmas caroling on the green Mailbox repair program Christmas party for underprivileged kids

22. A) PLANNING 1. What is your vision? 2. Mission statement 3. Objectives 4. Goals 5. What are my resources? 6. What is my budget? 7. What steps do I need to take? 8. What are the potential problems and possible solutions? B) IMPLEMENTING AND EVALUATING 9. Keeping a journal 10. What changes did I make and why? 11. How did I do on my goals? 12. What would I have done differently, or next time?