Chapter 6 “Rolling Up the Shirt Sleeves”
September 30, 2009 | Posted by Mister P master method
A Dream-to-Reality Process
1) Write down any negative thoughts or complaints that you associate with your business on sticky notes (one complaint per note).
Minimum: 10 complaints!
2) Organize your complaints in relation to cause and effect (this will reveal the weak link in your plan and help you with the next step).
3) List your goals on notebook paper to address your complaints, as if you could wave a magic wand, a perfect world scenario (one goal per page).
4) Under each goal, skipping 4 or 5 lines, list all of the reasons your goal is unrealistic, a fool’s paradise, and completely unachievable.
5) Go back and solve your negative objections one by one, and watch the roadmap to reach your goals emerge!
This will not give you perfection, but it will give you impressive results by harnessing both positive and negative energy, and forcing you to challenge your obstacles.
“OK, so we’ve completed step one,” said Lisa,” How long does something like this take?”
“Depends on how complex your goal is and how much energy and focus you put into it,” Rob replied, “but you should be able to make good progress in a couple of hours.”
“Sooo… it says to organize your complaints by cause and effect… what does that mean exactly?”
You’ve got your complaints on sticky notes?” asked Rob.
“Yeah, here they are,” John said, placing the notes on the table.
“OK, let’s start Step 2. Take two of the notes and compare them,” said Rob. “Which of them comes first?”
John picked up two notes, reading, “OK, this one says ‘Lisa spends too much,’ and this one says, ‘John is becoming easily dejected.’ Well I get dejected when Lisa spends too much, so I would say that spending comes before dejected.”
“Not so fast,” Lisa interjected. “When you are down I buy stuff to cheer myself up, because you’re depressing to be around.”
John and Lisa both looked at Rob as if to say, “Now what?” Rob smiled.
“This happens all the time. That’s why we use a different note for each complaint. Set those two complaints down side by side and pick up the next complaint.”
John picked up the next note. “John’s poor organization,” he read. “This definitely is before the first two.”
“OK, put that one below the others. We want to build from the bottom up,” explained Rob.
The next note read. “Lisa’s mother hates John.”
Lisa defended her mother saying, “I really don’t think that’s relevant.”
“If it is a complaint, it is usually relevant,” confirmed Rob. “Just place the note where you think it goes. It can always be moved or taken out later.”
“Fine,” Lisa said, unenthused. “Well, I don’t think my mom has caused any disorganization on your part, do you John?”
To be continued…
Mister P
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this is very interesting, I have never seen this Master Method before…
Seize the Day,
Rob
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Continues to be interesting, engaging and thought-provoking.
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I am loving the Master Method, and the way you are presenting it through story.
Robert Martin
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You really know how to peak a person’s curiosity
Jose Escalante
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Great demonstration with the story. Next time can you use April instead of Lisa? LOL just teasing Just teasing you too April!
Lisa McLellan
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I’ve never heard of this method before but it seems like it might work.
Steve Chambers, B2B Sale Trainer
Oh goodie! time to get practical!
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April Braswell
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Interesting process. Let me jump to the next blog post to cpmplete the picture!
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