Posted on Friday, April 17, 2015

Evaluated Character Is Essential To Your Leadership Success

Tracy Worley

Tracy Worley is America’s leading grace coach, international key-note speaker, trainer, syndicated radio host, author, and potential seeker, strategist and CEO of three values leadership based organizations. She works with business executives, entrepreneurs, and leaders world-wide to develop potential, tailor employee engagement modules, and turn up the volume on individuals and organizations potential personally and professionally.

Tracy knows firsthand about what it takes to find your potential, Individuals and organizations have individual cultures, stories, and rhythm – Tracy’s innovative style knows how to make it work. With a background in business management, business communication, project management, and life’s drama, Tracy found herself running a multi-million dollar organization at the age of 25.

Tracy knows from life experience the ups and downs of colossal failure and the elation of success beyond imagination.

But it’s exactly all these experiences that built character, knowledge, wisdom, and intuitive insight into individual and organizational potential. Tracy is highly intuitive, perceptive, and a world thinker in connecting what you cannot see. These gifts give her the ability to strategize with clarity where you are, where you want to be, and how to get there. Tracy’s expertise: training highly successful people to lead with authenticity to the desired success her client’s desire and deserve.

Evaluated character is your personal core of beliefs and at this core how you personally model and receive the Golden Rule; treat others they way you want to be treated.

My husband and I are not blessed to have children but we certainly love hanging out with our nieces, nephews, and all or friends little ones. Who better to model your words/actions “The Golden Rule” than the little ones around you. They will certainly “parrot” all of the phrases and actions that perhaps you only want to be seen and said behind closed doors. You know what I am talking about and either you are giggling right now or shaking your head in remembrance of an incident at the grocery story or your little saying a four letter word or catching them having a one-on-one in-depth conversation with your pastor of a story about mommy or daddy.

My mother talks about a story when I was a toddler riding around in the grocery cart. My mom dropped a can of soup and out of my sweet little face came “oh, S_ _ T. My mother was horrified as the lady in the aisle said, ” at least she said it in context of the situation.” Oh MY! This was an opportunity for my mom to evaluate character and lead to a higher success in our home. I know this is a simplistic story but applied to your daily interaction with your team, where should you be evaluating character to lead to success?

Character of what you say and do in humble honesty opens opportunities for you in the future. It is The Law of the Ladder, Character Growth Determines the Height of Your Personal Growth. Character is something you are today, and you have the ability to change your circumstances by achieving something inside yourself. When circumstances change within, circumstances change outside as well.

The values of character have been studied and in most nations the number one character value admired in leaders is honesty. Norman Scharzkopf states, Ninety-nine percent of leadership failures are failures of character. Character growth is the Law of the Ladder, the higher your character the higher your growth and people willing to follow you.

Ask yourself and your team to dig deep to evaluate character and lead to greater growth:

Focus on being better on the inside than on thee outside – character matters
Follow the golden rule – people matter
Teach what you believe – passion matters (borrowed beliefs leave you powerless and passionless)
Value humility above all virtues – perspective matters
1. Big Picture
2. Be Teachable
3. Serve Others
4. Be Grateful
Finish Well – faithfulness matters

Taking evaluated experience into your character will explode your growth in opportunities you did not see before and or perhaps opportunities others did not trust you with before. This means keeping your core beliefs and integrity when it is the right thing for the right reason even when others disagree or looking to take short cuts. Short cuts always lead to more work at the end because the solid foundation has not been built for significant success to stand on.

Habit is the daily battleground of character. ~ Dan Coats

Climb the ladder of significance with the comfort of evaluated character. I guarantee a difference in the opportunities given to you and the strength of your team will explode! Not sure where to start , please feel free to contact me!

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Look UP & OUT!

Tracy Worley

John C. Maxwell (2012). 15 Invaluable Laws of Ladder, Chap9.
Tracy A. Worley (2015) GRACEbreak Radio

Posted on Thursday, April 16, 2015

Allow Temporary Discomfort to Clarity

Tracy Worley

Tracy knows from life experience the ups and downs of colossal failure and the elation of success beyond imagination.

We have all heard “No Pain No Gain”, this is true in any area of growth up and out of current circumstances, success, and leading others.

The pain comes from the discomfort from being outside of your comfort zone. Some discomfort comes from planned growth and other discomfort comes from bad experiences. What sets you apart from others is learning from all experiences good or bad and applying the lessons learned. John McDonnell said, “every problem introduces a person to himself.”

A problem to me is an opportunity for growth. I also state and have my team not say “we have a problem”, I have them change the world to challenge or opportunity. Every discomfort is a temporary lesson to clarity. Life has a way of giving you more than you think you can handle from loss of a spouse, child, parents, job, divorce, natural disasters, etc…at the end of each life changing scenario you come through the back end with more clarity, purpose, and strength.

Discomfort in hiking 4,000 vertical we found something of significance! The payoff of the view, wildflowers, and great satisfaction of accomplishment!

I’ve never known anyone who said, “I love problems,” but I’ve known many who have admitted that their greatest gains came in the middle of their pain. ~ John C. Maxwell

My personal life of discomfort has truly shown how attitude and looking for the lessons in clarity has created a life of significance and the gift of coaching others through my own experience of divorce, loss of children, loss of a job, hiking 14K+ mountains, sky-diving, and so on. . .these few examples from my stories give courage to character. Given strength, wisdom and knowledge to take into the corporate arena with a fierce understanding the discomfort is only temporary for the team to achieve something of significance!

Attitude is the number one trait of achieving great clarity through the Law of Pain. Virginia Satir states, Life is not the way it’s supposed to be, it is the way you cope with it is what makes the difference. Experience is the best teacher but the examination and taking lessons from each experience is key to the clarity of significance. Where there is no conversation of discomfort innovation becomes stagnant and the clear road ahead becomes foggy.

Look at current or past experiences to find creative clarity of moving forward:

Define the challenge or opportunity (a.k.a. problem)
What is the emotion involved and understand why (dig deep)
Articulate and outline the experience and lesson learned (like Thomas Edison stated, just one more way not to make the light bulb which took him 10,000 tries)
Now outline desired change to move forward with clarity (brainstorm numerous pathways)
IMPLEMENT course of action from the temporary discomfort to a life of significant clarity

Discomfort, Pain, and Clarity is not something kept on your daily agenda, but I promise once you define them as outlined above the temporary discomfort will bring you to achieving something of significance! Not sure where to start , please feel free to contact me!

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Tracy Worley

John C. Maxwell (2012). 15 Invaluable Laws of Pain, Chap8.
Tracy A. Worley (2015) GRACEbreak Radio

Posted on Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Keep It Simple Silly For Extraordinary Results

Tracy Worley

Tracy knows from life experience the ups and downs of colossal failure and the elation of success beyond imagination.

We have all heard the saying “Keep It Simple”, but usually with the word STUPID at the end. When changing one word our whole world changes!

When I find myself in complex projects, situations, or conversations I say to myself or even out loud to my team. . . “Keep it simple silly to achieve extraordinary results”. I am not calling myself “silly” but changing the thought process that where the team or myself is stuck is because we have made the design too complicated! Saying this statement to yourself or out loud gives a cathartic release of frustration, blood pressure, and most of the time a smile which changes the room instantly!

Designing systems is essential in keeping accountability and forward momentum to success. Question, have you designed a growth plan to be more tomorrow than you are today, are you predictable in your results? As Michael Gerber states, systems permit ordinary people to achieve extraordinary results predictably.”

If you don’t design your own life plan,chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much.” ~ John Rhohn

Planning and designing your life is finding yourself (core values), knowing who you are (gifts, talents, strengths), and then designing a simple growth plan to obtain extraordinary results in your life. Remember, your life is not meant to be part of an assembly line you are uniquely made to contribute the “secret sauce” only you can offer the world.

Here are a few areas to take into account when applying design to area’s of your life (career, family, health, faith, hobby, marriage, personal growth, etc..):

The Big Picture: Will the system help you reach your big-picture goals?
Priorities: Does thee system design fit within your values and commitments?
Measurement: Does tour system have a tangible way of measuring results?
Application: Is there a built-in system in your design to propel forward motion/action?
Organization: Does the system design make better use of your time, resources, and achieving higher results?
Consistency: Can you and will you repeat the system design on a regular basis?

The top 10% of people in their industries apply designs for growth. Designing extraordinary result systems into your life should not be complicated, and the systems themselves should not be hard to apply. In fact they should be easily repeated and followed, if you are unable to easily repeat then it is time to go back and make a few adjustments.

Challenge: look at your calendar “to do” list for the week and next coming week:

Is there any activity that does not fit within the big picture goals? If yes, delete or delegate.
Is there growth goals getting bumped due to other peoples priorities? If yes, say no.
Time, organization helps you from not letting one of the most valuable resources be spent without your permission: Time!
People, are there people you are meeting for lunch or coffee that does not set a purpose to achieving the results you desire? If so, cancel or reschedule.

Lastly, be kind to yourself. Designing your life of significance and achieving extraordinary results will not happen over night but changing course can. If you find yourself falling into old-habits just state to yourself, “keep it simple silly” and move forward without asking for permission.

I believe in you!

Look UP & OUT,

Tracy Worley

Keeping it simple is the start to creating the success you desire and creating a dynamic team of leaders who will succeed beyond your “business-plan” expectations. Not sure where to start on designing your plan, please feel free to contact me!

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Tracy Worley

John C. Maxwell (2012). 15 Invaluable Laws of Design, Chap7.
Tracy A. Worley (2015) GRACEbreak Radio

Posted on Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Are You Creating The Future You Want

Tracy Worley

Tracy knows from life experience the ups and downs of colossal failure and the elation of success beyond imagination.

Powerful statement, Are you creating the future you want?

Whether your are a Home Engineer, Entrepreneur, or work within someone else’s corporate structure I DARE YOU TO ASK YOURSELF, “Am I creating the future I want?”

The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment you first find yourself in.” ~ Mark Caine

Creating the future you want is not a narcissistic question so allow yourself to release any “selfish” notion with the question. Creating the future you want is growing your potential in the right environment. Your environment is made up of your daily agenda, people, places, and things.

Yourself: Few people will share your enthusiasm for growth and moving up and out. Here are a few statements to focus on for your self-growth and creating a positive environment(can also be applied to your home or work team): 1) Others are ahead of me (if you are the smartest person in the room, you are in the wrong room 2) You are continually challenged 3) Your surroundings are affirming 4) You are out of your comfort zone, DAILY 5) You wake up excited 6) Failure is embraced and not your enemy 7) Others around you are growing 8) Growth is modeled and expected .

Whether you are a success or failure in life has little to do with your circumstances; it has much more to do with your choices.” ~ Nido Qubein

People: This truly is the law of sacrifice as to go up we must give up and often this means relationships and or an environment holding us back. Jim Rhone states, “We become like the five people we spend the most time with.” Ask yourself, are there people in your top five holding you back? These people determine as much as 95% of your success or failure in life. This is one of the hardest because you need to sacrifice time spent with people you know and love. However, you do not have to “dump” them just spend less time and create a reference group who will challenge you to be more tomorrow than you are today! My personal best is when I spend time with my mastermind group, they model all of the 8 areas referenced in the YOURSELF category and I am my best when others around me are growing!

You cannot take this journey alone, not if you want to reach your potential. The most significant factor in any person’s environment is the people. If you change nothing else in your life for the better than that, you will have increased your changes of success tenfold. So think long and hard about who you’re spending the most time with, for where ever they are headed, so are you. ~ John Maxwell

Focus: “Today is when everything that’s going to happen from now on beings.” ~ Harvey Firestone Jr. A great lesson is what is the happiest moment of your life? The answer, right now! Focus is moving forward today despite yesterday, this morning, or whatever is in your mind, body, or spirit holding you back. Don’t wait for change to happen, focus on the change and take one step forward. Just as a little one learning to walk, you will be wobbly, fall, and perhaps get scraped up. However, when when taking charge, laugh, and learn from the wobbly-fall you quickly find a way to RUN!

The bitter ingredient in your future is the unwillingness to try: If you do not try to create the future you want, you must endure the future you receive. ~ Tracy Worley

Self leadership is the start to creating the success you desire and creating a dynamic team of leaders who will succeed beyond your “business-plan” expectations. I am sure this peaked your interest . . . “succeed beyond business-plan?” Yes, and if you want to find out more please feel free to contact me because what keeps your team alive is you!

Want to learn more? Click on Law of Environment.

Look UP & OUT!

Tracy Worley

John C. Maxwell (2012). 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, Chap6.
Tracy A. Worley (2015) GRACEbreak Radio

Posted on Monday, April 13, 2015

Consistency Leads To a Life of Signifigance

Tracy Worley

Tracy knows from life experience the ups and downs of colossal failure and the elation of success beyond imagination.

Motivation gets you going-Discipline keeps you growing ~ John C. Maxwell

Motivation is an internal mechanism of forward action. Many people ask if I am a “motivational” speaker. My answer is I inspire and empower individuals and organizations with tools to move forward to the next level; motivation belongs to you.

Today as I was hiking with my husband and administrative staff (two border collies), the law of consistency was on my mind. Our time together is consistent and we have created a life of significance of seeing wonders of the world other people will never see in their life time. My question to you, what are you taking consistent time out for to create a life of significance?

Through motivation is the action of consistency and consistency gets you to where you want to grow and go! I love E.M. Gray’s statement, “The successful person has the habit of doing the things that failures don’t like to do. The successful person doesn’t like doing them either, but his dislike is subordinates to the strength of his purpose.”

Consistency creates the balance of expanding your possibilities while compounding experience to your gifts, talents, strengths, and a life of significance.

You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction. ~ George Lorimer

Satisfaction creates significance in your life and as my friend and mentor John Maxwell tells me often is once you taste significance there is no going back.

To create consistent motivation start by setting goals that are worthwhile and achievable. I loved playing basketball up until eighth grade, I just could not keep up with the taller players and it became evident basket ball was not my gift. So I concentrated on track and soccer which I was able to set consistent goals and were achievable because these activities fit within my physical and natural talent.

Mastering the basics creates the small disciplines to great achievements gained over time. Essentially this is creating habits and attitudes in personal and professional life. I was on a call a few weeks ago and the discussion was HABITS. It is hard to break habits and it is easier to start new ones which in time forces the bad-habits or lack of consistency out of your life. Brian Tracy also talks about habits, “From the time you get up in the morning to the time you go to sleep at night, your habits largely control thee words you say, the things you do, and thee ways you react and respond.”

Consistency is not easy so do what will work for you and instead of setting goals, focus on growth in areas of your gifts, talents, and strengths.

If you develop the habits of success, you’ll make success a habit. ~ Michael Angier

Stay engaged with your daily calendar, use a timer if you need to stay focused within a certain period and turn off all other distractions. This one change of focus to your consistency in completing daily goals will set success as a habit!

Want to learn more? click on Law of Reflection: Tami and I recorded a FAQ and teaching. Want to receive one-on-one to create your Reflection Tools? Plug into our 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth 8 Week program.

Look UP & OUT!

Tracy Worley

15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Law of Consistency

John C. Maxwell (2012). 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, Chap5.
Tracy A. Worley (2015) GRACEbreak Radio

Posted on Friday, April 10, 2015

Reflection Leads To Purpose

Tracy Worley

Tracy knows from life experience the ups and downs of colossal failure and the elation of success beyond imagination.

Reflection and purpose are not a usual combination when writing about Leadership, and most importantly leadership of self.

The top 1% of entrepreneurs take time daily to sit in silent reflection and think into their business, life, teams, families, projects, etc. . . bringing about pro-active success vs. re-active chaos.

In a previous post I wrote about your gifts, talents, and strengths and this is where you have the ability to take the time to stay on purpose for the things you were created to do. This is on of my favorite statements and profoundly when I take time in my daily agenda I do stay on purpose toward personal and team goals.

As John C. Maxwell shares with us The Law of Reflection, I find this is the lesson to dig deep if you are going to win big! Clarity found in reflection brings the habit of evaluating experience (wins and fails) to a higher awareness of next steps toward success. Below are example of the power of pausing and reflection for yourself and your team :

Reflection turns experience into insight
Everyone needs a time and place to pause
Pausing with intention expands and enriches thinking
When you take time to pause, use your I’s (Investigation, Incubation, Illumination, Illustration)
Good questions are thee heart of reflection (become that “kid” who asks WHY

WHY is the power tool in your leadership tool kit. Honestly, I have never grown out of asking why to myself and also in the board-room. Why is the most powerful tool because we dig so deep into awareness and intention the ‘aha moments become addictive. The addiction is not a bad word here but you must be careful in how you ask WHY because it is attached to ego which is reflective of our emotions, motives, and accountability. When you start asking why people on your team will embrace it or hate it! I believe if our corporate culture asked more WHY organizations would not have or continue to fail their own mission, vision, and ultimately fail their customers.

Make time in your daily agenda for reflection
Allow time in your teams daily agenda for reflection

Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers. ~ Tony Robbins

I remember a story explorer Albert Schwetizer shared. On a long journey through Africa their group was pushing hard to reach their final destination. During this trip all of the natives with their group stopped, just stopped. Albert inquired about the delay and the response is priceless; we have been traveling so fast they must rest to let their souls catch up with them.

Reflection allows your mind, heart, body, and soul to align and let your purpose catch up to the things you were created to do.

Look UP & OUT!

Tracy Worley

15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Law of Reflection

John C. Maxwell (2012). 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, Chap4.
Tracy A. Worley (2015) GRACEbreak Radio

Posted on Thursday, April 9, 2015

Look In The Mirror, You Have value!

Tracy Worley

Tracy knows from life experience the ups and downs of colossal failure and the elation of success beyond imagination.

Value of self is leading and believing, and knowing you are worth the resources to develop your potential! ~ Tracy Worley

My mentor John C. Maxwell talks a bout the Law of The Mirror where you must see value in yourself to add value to yourself. “If you put a small value on yourself, rest assured the world will not raise the price.” ~ John C. Maxwell

Value, Value, Value. . . imagine walking down a busy street market where the vendors are shouting out the value of their precious meats, produce, and wears. As you hear the vendors shouting value in the back of your mind you know what the true value is for a pineapple so are you is going to give you true market value for it? Are you going to ‘haggle’ for a lower price than the true value of the vendors cost?

Now imagine walking down the same market street where the vendors are shouting out what your value is. Yes, this is tricky isn’t it? Ninety percent of my coaching clients are in transition from starting their own business or leveling up to a promotion. The most important exercise we work on is their MIRROR MARKET VALUE. Personal perception is the #1 stumbling block to successful people asking for what they are worth and moving into positions they deserve.

To find your MIRROR MARKET VALUE here are a few steps and questions to ask yourself along the way. Honestly, the main reason people fail is low self-esteem. Where are you as a leader and how and what can you do moving forward to lift your team to the next level? A start is to go through the following.

Look In The Mirror: Who are you, what are you doing today, and where do you want to go? Truly it is the exercise of “Mirror, Mirror, on the wall who has value amongst you all? ANSWER: YOU!
Self-Esteem: Zig Ziglar states it best, “It’s impossible to consistently behave in a manner inconsistent with how we see ourselves. We can do very few things in a positive way if we feel negative about ourselves.”
- Self-Talk: If you are positive, then you can help to create a positive self image.
- Comparison Trap: Stop comparing yourself to others! We are all uniquely and individually made! Go back to your strengths, gifts, and talents; I guarantee there is no other just like you!
- Limiting Beliefs & False Truth: Identify a limiting belief, determining how it limits your success, decide how you want to be, act, or feel, and then create a statement to move up and out of the limit. I call this “truth”, so often we accept a false truth in our life which in turn prohibits our growth. Perhaps in stead of limiting belief, ask yourself what is a truth I am accepting that is false.
- Add Value To Others: It is hard to feel, act, or think lowly of ourselves when we do something good for someone else. When I work with clients in transition of their next job and t hey have “free” time. It is easy to feel down as your day is no filled with meetings and productive outcomes. The first thing I have them do is volunteer! Yes, find an organization you believe in and volunteer. This keeps your happy endorphin’s activated until you are fully engaged in your next position.
- Discipline: Oh NELLY, this is not one of my favorite words but essential to success in any area of your life. Discipline is a morale builder; boost yours by taking small steps daily to take you in a positive direction..
- Vision Your Value: Having a positive vision of your life and taking action to fulfill your vision, you will recognize what matters to your value, gifts, talents, and SUCCESS.
- Responsibility: Responsibility gives us control toward the positive MIRROR MARKET VALUE we desire and deserve. You matter. Your live an have, and you can make a difference-no matter where you have been or where you are today!

Back To The Market: imagine holding a shield with all the above written on it, it is your MIRRORED SHIELD OF MARKET VALUE! When the vendors are shouting what your value is they now see a reflection of confidant belief you matter and worth the Market Value of YOU!

Want to learn more? click on Law of Mirror: GRACEbreak radio for more breakdown. Want to receive one-on-one to create your Mirror Market Value plug into our 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth 8 Week program.

Look UP & OUT!

Tracy Worley

15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Law of The Mirror

John C. Maxwell (2012). 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, Chap3.
Tracy A. Worley (2015) GRACEbreak Radio

Posted on Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Awareness = Dream Toward Your Purpose

Tracy Worley

Tracy knows from life experience the ups and downs of colossal failure and the elation of success beyond imagination.

Who are you? What do you do? Where do you work?

The above area all questions we ask ourselves but also what we ask others at social events, networking, or even back yard BBQ’s. To know yourself and to know others is to create abundant AWARENESS of who you are and why you MATTER!

To reach your full potential is to have a direction in who and what to pour into your life. To grow is to also know and find the following to set the direction forward.

Your Strengths: Play and work within your strengths, there are so many assessments out there you can take. The best way to hone in on your strengths is what do people as you for help with the most?
Your Weaknesses: Know what they are and then delegate! Example: if you are not savvy with social-media find someone who is and spend your time doing what you do best!
Your Interests: What do you love doing above anything else, what articles to you find yourself reading, what are you mentoring others to excel in?
Your Opportunities: Where are you now and what opportunities are open to you excelling? Are there activities and or relationships holding you back from the next level of your succcess? This is a whole other topic and the law of sacrifice as to go up you must give up. T

To reach your full potential you must work through the above area’s as you must know where you are today and where you want to be tomorrow.

“Potential²= knowing where you are and where you are going.” ~ Tracy Worley

Becoming aware of self is to find your purpose, passion, and make a plan! There is a formula to finding out your plan for success you desire and deserve! We invite you to join us for an 8 week course where you will not only increase your awareness but also walk away with your personal plan to be, do, and have what you DESERVE! Here are a few questions to ask yourself as we move forward with this series:

Are you personally aware?
Do you like what you are doing now?
What would you like to do?
Can you do what you would like to do?
Do you know why you want to do what you would like to do?
Do you know what to do so you do what you want to do? Awareness/Action/Accountability/Attraction
Do you know people who do what you’d like to do?
Should you do what you would like to do with them? Mentor/Mentee

Are you willing to pay the price to be fully aware of your gifts, strengths, and talents? In any change the reality is fear and doubt as we live in our current state of “security” but at the end of the day you will remain STUCK until you are willing to pay the price to starting living a life of PURPOSE instead of a life of someone else’s plan.

If you don’t you’ll have to prepare to give up your dreams and any hope of reaching your potential.

START TODAY! Great way to start is to plug into our 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth 8 Week program. Still not sure then listen to my Radio session on The Law of Intentionality.

Look UP & OUT!

Tracy Worley

15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Law of Awareness

John C. Maxwell (2012). 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, Chap21.
Tracy A. Worley (2015) GRACEbreak Radio

Posted on Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Life Is Now In Session, Are You Present?

Tracy Worley

Tracy knows from life experience the ups and downs of colossal failure and the elation of success beyond imagination.

In the board room, volunteer meetings, and discussions with our kiddo’s what does the phrase “you need to be intentional about what you are doing” mean to you?

More than likely the person or group making the statement has not implemented “intention” in their life. Think about the statement for a moment it SCREAMS “we are in a situation”, instead of a proactive planning situation.

Leadership and teams thrive on not only the leader being intentional about everything on their calendar but also their team. ” Ask yourself who or what keeps creeping into your daily agenda and interrupting your mission? Are you being intentional in saying no? Are you being intentional of leading for the future instead of the “we are in a situation”?

“You cannot change your destination overnight but you can change your direction overnight.” ~ Jim Rohn

The Law of Intentionality is about growth if self so you can help grow others. As John C. Maxwell shares there are Growth Gap Traps:

The Assumption Gap: Assumption you and your team will autocratically grow.
The Knowledge Gap: I don’t know how to grow.
The Timing Gap: It’s not the right time to begin.
The Mistake Gap: Afraid of making mistakes.
The Perfection Gap: I have to find the best way before I start.
The Inspiration Gap: I don’t feel like doing it…JUST DO IT!
The Comparison Gap: Others are better than I am.
The Expectation Gap: I thought it would be easier.

Wherever you are in honing the growth of your craft, leadership, or learning something new the best time to start is today! Now that you have a glimpse of the gaps of growth look at your calendar for the next 12 months. How much time have you scheduled for personal growth? If you’re like most people, your answer will be none. Or you may have planned to attend one event int he coming year and honestly that is not going to cut it.

A first step is to rework your calendar so you have an appointment with yourself for personal growth every day! (STOP the thoughts of I do not have time). Do it anyway, if you want to succeed, you need to do whatever it takes. get up an hour early. Stay up an hour later. give up your lunch hour. Put in extra time on the weekends. If you don’t you’ll have to prepare to give up your dreams and any hope of reaching your potential.

START TODAY! Great way to start is to plug into our 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth 8 Week program. Still not sure then listen to my Radio session on The Law of Intentionality.

Look UP & OUT!

Tracy Worley

15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Law of Intentionality

John C. Maxwell (2012). 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, Chap 1.
Tracy A. Worley (2015) GRACEbreak Radio

Posted on Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Why Heart Partners Are Essential To Your Success

Tracy Worley

Tracy knows from life experience the ups and downs of colossal failure and the elation of success beyond imagination.

Last post I talked about Thinking Partners and why they are imperative to your success. Today let’s dive into Heart Partners or as better know as an Accountability Partner. I refer to them as Heart Partners because for true progress in any area of your life accountability must happen and imperative you let them “in” at a heart level! Great leadership starts from connecting to the heart and then they will follow. This principle holds true for self-leadership, you must believe from the core!

A Heart Partner is the person or group who supports and loves you unconditionally and does not care you did not win the biggest contract of the year. A Heart Partner listens without condition and gives you the foundation of confident courage to get up and do it again! They hold you accountable to yourself! Organizational accountability is easy the hardest accountability is to yourself because it is easy to say to say, “no one else knows my goal.”

Be honest how many times did you set goals and did not tell anyone because 1) It is easier 2) If we fail no one knows 3) If no one knows then I am not a failure, 4) If no one knows then daily steps toward it do not matter.

Well, no one may know but you do and this is self-sabotage for your success and relationships.

Finding a Heart Partner is the ability and willingness to give an account to someone else of your actions, goals, and desires.The list below gives you a basic outline of what to look for in a Heart Partner as well as how to set expectations.

Heart Partnership is not forced.
Be open about what you are doing and WHY.
You own the partnership from your missed deadlines, mistakes, messes, habits, your character.
Where do you desire partnership to help achieve your goals; write specific words and outline of what this looks like for you.
Define clear objectives and then give your partner permission ( permission is essential in how and when you want to be held accountable)
Define what motivates you to success.
Transparency, the more transparent you can share and your partner can share with you is IMPERATIVE toward your success.
Heart Partners must be trustworthy to hold confidences
Good partners are not timid to ask you questions as they want the best for you, so let them ask questions.
Responsibility as a Heart Partner is serious and this is someone who gives you the support you need and the right amount of “medicine” to ensure it goes down.
Consistency is key! Meet at a regular time and do not cancel or change, this is for you!
Heart Partner accountability will look differently for everyone and for every goal.

Accountability is painful or rewarding, it is all a matter of perspective and for me personally I have areas where I AVOID it. I also know what it takes for me to grow faster and go further and that is to on-board a Heart Partner. The imperative for me is to set the clear expectation and give them permission to kick my bum bum!

Who are you giving permission to kick your bum-bum into heart of the matter; YOUR SUCCESS!

Look UP and OUT!

Tracy Worley

My Heart Partnerships:

Daily Calls: I have a partner who I text when I achieved my 5 daily calls.
Exercise: I have a partner who I am accountable to with weekly check in with what I did daily for achievement to my goal.
Study: I have several partners who I connect with over the phone or messaging on what I have read, learned, and applied. This is a growth area in my life personally and professionally.
Speaking: I have specific goals in this area so have connected with others to hold me accountable to making the calls, marketing, etc…
Mentorship: I have several mentors and mentorship groups, this keeps me connected, engaged, and challenged toward growth.