Every Sunday evening I message our members and ask them to set what we call their RISE Plan for the week.
A specific plan for what they’ll do in the next 7 days.
The keyword there is “specific”.
A clear plan of what we intend to do.
Because, with a definitive plan, we can put in place the steps that will lead to that happening.
That doesn’t automatically mean that it will happen, sure.
From my experience, a definitive plan is far more likely to happen than a vague one.
And vague plans are often what we are used to setting.
Early on in their time with us, it’s not uncommon for people to set goals along the following lines;
“Eat better”
“Exercise”
“Drink more water”
“Drink less alcohol or caffeine”
And so on.
And when I have conversations with people about other changes I’d like to make in their life, they’re often along the lines of;
“Work less”
“Spend more time with the kids / the other half / friends”
“Worry less what people think”
“Love myself more”
All good intentions.
But they’re not plans.
They’re ideas.
And when they’re framed the same way as before, they go the same way too.
Turning an idea into a plan can be as simple as adding a number.
It’s a number of workouts.
An amount of calories.
An amount of water, alcohol or caffeine.
A number of hours less spent working.
Or more spent with other people.
A plan that might not guarantee anything – but gives you a real shot.
And we can “colour it in”.
Decide what that really looks like.
All parts of it.
What needs to happen to make that actually work?
How we would feel.
Who we’d be becoming.
If you’re intention is just an idea, then it’s unlikely to happen any more than it did last time.
Turn it into a plan.
And it will either happen………
Or you’ll have something to look at and learn from if it doesn’.
Much love,
Jon ‘9 from outer space’ Hall
P.S. We’ll help with both making a plan more likely to happen and with course correcting rather than “giving up” when it doesn’t —> www.myrise.co.uk/apply
