Table of Contents
PREFACE vii
OVERVIEW OF THE 12 WEEK YEARTM ix
CHAPTER 1
Becoming a Visionary 1
Exercise #1: Have – Do – Be 2
Exercise #2: Long-Term Vision 4
Exercise #3a: Three-Year Personal Vision 5
Exercise #3b: Three-Year Business Vision 6
Exercise #4: 12-Month Vision (Optional) 7
CHAPTER 2
Establishing Your Goals and Building Your Plan 11
Starting with the End in Mind 11
Writing Effective Goals 13
12 Week Plan Tactics 16
CHAPTER 3
Making and Keeping 12 Week Commitments 25
Benefits of Keeping Commitments 26
CHAPTER 4
Installing Process Control 31
Weekly Plan 31
Weekly Accountability Meeting (WAM) 33
Daily Huddles 35
12 Week Theme 36
12 Week Year Celebrations 37
CHAPTER 5
Scorekeeping 41
The Four Weekly Execution Scenarios 45
Great Week after Great Week: The Weekly Execution Routine 47
CHAPTER 6
Using Your Time Intentionally 51
Constructive Belief #1: Your Time Is at Least as Valuable as the Time of Others 51
Constructive Belief #2: You Can’t Get Everything Done 52
Constructive Belief #3: Work on the High Priority, Money-Making, Results-Generating Activity First 52
Constructive Belief #4: Breakthrough Requires Breakout from Your Old “Systems” 53
Constructive Action: Create a Model Workweek and Implement It 53
CHAPTER 7
12 Week Year Review and Planning 61
12 Week Year Review and Planning 62
Quality of Life 63
Success Disciplines 65
Breakthroughs 66
CHAPTER 8
Confront the Truth (Optional Section) 69
Confronting the Truth Example – 12 Week Execution Data 70
Confronting the Truth 71
CHAPTER 9
12 Week Year Game Plan 97
CONCLUSION 115
ABOUT THE AUTHORS 117