It’s a dream of most people to create effective impact in whatever they do. Most performers don’t stay in their limited parameters of job getting it right but go that extra mile to positively disrupt, add real value and stand out.
They just want to hit the centre of the bullseye, not merely make it to the bullseye. More and more organisations, businesses and naturally professionals have literately moulted themselves to suit the maxim when perfection is nor enough. Various Harvard initiatives and publications define “impact” within specific contexts and emphasize that “effective” impact requires measurable, intentional, and strategic outcomes.
The seven step effective impact mindset is different from other mindsets as it is a bunch of mindset behaviours that you will need to evolve to, rather than one set of behaviours. This is a true example of a blended mindset. I must acknowledge this fact as an author that I was inspired to write about this mindset from a publication I read by Franklin Covey. All right; here are the seven fundamental steps that will take you to the habit of delivering high impact outcomes. But there is no magic wand here, you will need to work extremely hard to evolve to this mindset and let it reflect through automatic reflexes in your behaviour-
First step- Accept complete responsibility to remain ahead
Realise that you are the only person who is responsible for your actions and their impact level. You are your own growth engine to stay ahead and not lag behind in the expected line of progress. The seven step effective impact mindset needs you to not just decide to try to practice its steps but understand the steps you take and be completely committed to getting it right. Learn to look ahead, understand trends and your fast changing environment.
Second step-Curate a personal mission and goal statement
Plan your life and live your plan. Get real and check out your strengths and weakness. Curate what you need to be, based on the goals you have ahead that you need to achieve and surpass. This becomes your personal mission and goal statement. You need to stay on track completely and make room for any re-alignment if the basics you based your plan on, change. Remember that change is the only constant. Adapt, reinvent and be dynamic
Third step- Work SMART and focus on effective time management
Most of us are aware of working the ‘SMART ‘mode (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timely). But have we really practiced it? Being SMART has to become a habit, so that we use time effectively. This means better focus with a day plan we create for the next day, based on priorities, essential backlogs that we need to cover as well as unplanned but critical new tasks. We only get 24 hours and therefore need to leverage these hours to our advantage
Fourth step- Create mutual benefit partnerships instead of just teams
Levitate from ‘my success’ to ‘our mutual benefit partnerships’. By doing this, you transcend hierarchy in today’s days of emotional quotient and from a single canoe oarsman become the hands-on lead of a boat of oarsmen all headed in a common and deliberate direction. Create passion led work solutions that make all those involved with you feel like win champs! Team work makes the dream work but create a cohesive dream team first.
Fifth step- Obsess about your work life balance and become the next in class
At the end of it all, we are human beings in a world of chaos and stress. Obsess about being your best version by being healthy, mentally agile and healthy. Self-care is a must to sustain progress with an effective impact mindset. Bring in happiness and relish it through positive experiences with you family and loved ones. Nurture your body, mind and soul. Keep fit, healthy and active. Enjoy your journey of life. Treasure your achievements and celebrate!
“The swiftest way to triple your success is to double your investment in personal development.” – Robin Sharma
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