Jul 17 2024 19 mins 2
In this episode of HD Your Biz podcast, host Jamie Palmer delves into the mindset and approach needed for staying focused on long-term projects in business. Drawing from personal experiences and insights, Jamie explores the challenges of sustaining enthusiasm and self-trust while working on substantial undertakings, such as writing a book or creating a curriculum. She emphasizes the importance of aligning with one's values and thinking about future impact in order to maintain commitment and progress on these projects.
Key Topics:
1. Overcoming "Glittery Object Syndrome": Discusses the tendency in business to prioritize quick wins over long-term projects and highlights the need to shift focus to endeavors that yield enduring dividends.
2. Breaking Down Projects: Encourages breaking down big projects into manageable phases, milestones, and tasks, enabling consistent progress while avoiding overwhelm.
3. Empowering Self-Trust: Emphasizes the significance of connecting with the underlying purpose of the project and trusting in the timing and impact, reinforcing the idea that the project is larger than oneself.
4. Leveraging Individual Design: Explores how understanding personal design traits and utilizing them effectively can enrich the process of completing substantial projects, including creating sacred time for focused work.
5. Embracing Identity and Milestones: Underlines the importance of aligning with the identity of the project, celebrating milestones, and incorporating the undertaking into one's core identity to sustain commitment and progress.
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00:00 Focus on long-term projects and enduring commitment.
03:44 Leverage book content for blog, SEO, social media.
09:28 Belief in self, connection to purpose, timing.
11:55 Share work snippets for feedback, give context.
15:58 Focus on important tasks, celebrate milestones achieved.
18:02 Embrace project identity to build successful habits.
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Questions to Consider with Your Own Long Term Projects
1. As a business owner, how do you stay committed to long-term projects without the instant gratification of quick wins?
2. What are the potential drawbacks of solely focusing on short-term, quick win tasks within your business, and how can you overcome this mindset?
3. How can breaking down large projects into phases and milestones help to maintain focus and progress in the long run?
4. What strategies can you employ to maintain enthusiasm and self-trust while working on large projects, especially when not receiving constant feedback from others?
5. In what ways can you leverage your personal values to fuel your commitment to long-term projects within your business?
6. How can you balance the need for immediate feedback and progress with the patience required for larger, long-term projects like writing a book or creating a new curriculum?
7. What tactics can you implement to create and maintain a habit of consistent progress on long-term projects, even when facing doubts or challenges?
8. What role does a mindset focused on the future play in sustaining motivation and commitment to large-scale business endeavors?
9. In what ways can you tap into your personal strengths and unique traits, such as the ability to focus or the drive for mastery, to propel forward with long-term projects in your business?
10. How can you integrate moments of celebration and acknowledge milestones within the journey of working on long-term projects, and what impact can this have on your commitment and progress?
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Human Design for Business Book
Business Design with Human Design
