31. How To Execute Your Goals With These 4 Disciplines

Have you been in this situation before? In a meeting where everyone is excited and willing to fix one of your biggest problems at work, you come up with a strategy fairly quickly, but when it comes to following through, it all falls apart. The capacity to execute just isn’t there. So, how do you get past that finish line? In today’s episode, we unpack the 4 Disciplines Of Execution by Chris McChesney, an incredible guide to the principles you need to push past plateaus and conquer all your goals. By following this system you can prioritize your goals, know the challenges of execution that stand in your way, and make the right choices for your workflow that will bring the biggest returns.  Listen in as we talk in-depth about focus, leverage, engagement, accountability, and how you can use these principles in unique ways to inspire creativity and excitement around lofty goals. You’ll learn why you should shave down the number of goals you have, how simplifying will help you not harm you, and even the power of everyone having the same overarching vision. Get an inside look as we talk about how we’ll apply these disciplines to our own podcast, and the wildly important goals we are setting our sights on.  Whether you’re a boss or an employee, if it’s at work or at home, these 4 disciplines of execution will have you achieving your goals faster than you thought possible! So, get comfy, grab a notebook and pen, and hit play. Because This episode is jam-packed with information on how to dive headfirst into that dreaded to-do list.  To get exclusive insight and connect with us, join our private Facebook community below!  More Of What’s Inside: The number one issue that holds you back How to prioritize your to-do list The 4 disciplines of execution The reason strategy isn’t executed on Focusing on less goals at a time Moving towards a clear goal Focusing on lead measures instead of lag measures The 3 qualities of a miserable job Creating easy engagement The discipline of accountability How to apply the 4 disciplines as a leader or follower Applying these principles to our own podcast!   And much more!   LINKS:  https://www.spartan.com/ https://www.franklincovey.com/the-4-disciplines/ https://todoist.com/productivity-methods/eisenhower-matrix https://www.amazon.com/Three-Signs-Miserable-Job-Employees-ebook/dp/B000UZQHD4 https://jamesclear.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Rockefeller-Habits-Increase-Growing/dp/0978774957 Private Facebook Community:  www.facebook.com/groups/unlimitedpotentialpodcast  Personal Websites:  morrellfirm.com  ramcheruvu.wixsite.com/doctorram  Youtube Channel:  www.youtube.com/channel/UCtSIgawdfsNk0bk4Rwotz7w  Social Media:  www.linkedin.com/in/doctorram  https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-morrell  Episode Minute By Minute:  1:14 - Recap of our atomic habits 7:08 - Breaking bad habits 12:42 - Creating new habits 15:12 - What we cover today 19:31 - Eisenhower’s matrix 26:30 - The 4 disciplines 31:01 - Simplifying your steps 35:05 - Using our goals as examples 39:29 - Lead measures vs. lag measures 45:15 - Three sides of a miserable job 50:30 - The discipline of accountability 53:28 - Applying the 4 disciplines to our podcast 58:51- Focusing on the moves that matter 1:03:01 - Our two wildly important goals 1:09:02 - Honing in on social media  1:14:01 - Wrapping things up