TOOLBOX – George Schofield

THIS PAGE IS A HEADS UP ON PLANNING SO YOU CAN BEGIN TO USE THE LANGUAGE OF SMARTER QUESTIONS AND ALSO BEGIN TO INTEGRATE THE NEW, IMPORTANT TOOLS (SEE BELOW). WE WILL USE ALL OF THEM AS WE WORK TOGETHER.

Choose your starting date and your planning horizon for each of your top 3-4 Life Planning Factors and complete answers to the following questions:

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE TOOLS AND BEGIN TO THINK ABOUT HOW YOU MIGHT BEGIN TO USE THEM. WE WILL GET INTO THEIR EFFECTIVE USE THROUGHOUT OUR WORK TOGETHER.

Getting Real. Understanding what is really going on under the presenting issue, opportunity, or pain.

Critical Thinking. Coming to an informed judgement by wisely assessing and evaluating what is habit, what used to be true and still is, what is no longer true, clarity about what should be jettisoned/discarded and what should be retained, and the willingness to live for extended periods of time with nothing to take the place of the discards.

Upgrading Questions. Asking much smarter and more sophisticated questions in place of closed ended and repetitive ones. The quality of the question always drives the quality of the answer.

Great, Ongoing Research. Fearlessly and wisely going after the information you need to be informed and make great choices…for now.

Adaptive Learning. Knowing which type(s) of learning – social, instrumental, technical, transformative – is what you need to know. Adaptive learning is at least as likely to begin with “I don’t know what I don’t know.” as it is with our more familiar and comfortable “I know what I don’t know.”

Incremental Planning. Long term planning with assurance is a thing of the past, shattering our historic notions of goals, performance and success. Wise incremental planning is rapidly becoming the new and necessary norm.

Strategic Networking. Creating the right density and composition of personal and professional networks…for now… that can support an even drive your ambitions, joy and success.

Self-Awareness. Understanding your historic patterns of thinking and behaviors without labels and entrenchment. Willingness to be who you will need to be for the future you intend.