The winners are in from this year’s Academy Awards and the results are telling. I assert that each winner, of the 24 categories, had the following ingredients in their Recipe for Success.

• Clear vision of what they were creating
• The right actors in place
• A confident producer and director
• A plan
• Patience

How is the movie titled “Your Life” playing out?  Are you leading your team members and clients in just the way the script you chose directs you? Or are you a bad-boy actor and breaking all of the rules? Do you find yourself more in the producer role, having the vision, but the right team is not in place – so things are not happening the way you envisioned? Or are you the director, telling everyone else what to do, yet not doing exactly what you need to do as the leader?

Now is the perfect time to put all of the pieces in place so you reap the rewards you desire. Here are 5 ways to clinch the “movie of your life” award.

1. Clarify the vision of what you are producing:  During my signature presentation, Recipes for Success, I invite the audience to define what success looks like for them. The variety of definitions is astounding. They range from financial freedom to abundant health; fulfilling relationships to a job that they love. As you gain clarity around what success is for you, you can then start to gather the perfect people, perspectives and opportunities to achieve your definition with ease.

2. Find the right actors: It is often said that you become like the people with whom you associate. Let’s take a quick inventory here. Think of the five people that you spend the most time with. Are they aligned with your goals and dreams? If so, bravo! If not, it may be time to find new actors to star in your movie. Gain clarity on what the qualities are of the people you want. For example, if you want increased health and wealth and your colleagues are overweight smokers who complain about their lack of money, then your odds of being healthy and wealthy are not likely.Surround yourself with people who have the same intentions as you, so you can celebrate your achievements together. You may want to create a Strategic Attraction Plan to attract just the right people to you.

3. Increase your confidence as the director: Do you think that Steven Spielberg is lacking in confidence when it comes to telling his actors what to do? He has been nominated for seven Academy Awards and has won two awards, one for Schindler’s List and one for Saving Private Ryan. With a net worth of $3.2 Billion and more popular films and television shows that I care to name here, he is confident of what he is creating in the world—amazing movies.

One way to increase confidence is to put your attention on the things that you do well and your accomplishments. If you continue to focus on what is not working and what you are not good at, you will get more of that. Acknowledge and praise yourself, just like you would your best friend or child.

4. Plan your work and work your plan: It is that simple. When you have a clear vision of what you are creating,have the right people in place and are performing tasks you excel at, you are well on the way to the gold trophy. When you do not have a strategy or digress from your plan, you fall behind and your goals and intentions slip through your fingers. This is where having a Joy Strategist on your team comes into play. Contact me for more info about creating an inspiring plan.

5. Be patient: I often hear that patience is a virtue, why can’t “hurry up” be a virtue?  It takes many years for a movie to go from a vision to completion. The average length of time is takes for a business to reach its definition of success is three to five years.  Set yourself up for success by knowing that dreams do take time to come true. Gather the resources you need to build your award winning movie and work your steps from there.

 Choose one of these tips to focus on each week over the next five weeks. Which one will it be to support you in creating and achieving your goals and dreams? When you master these five, you better start thinking about what you will be wearing on the red carpet next year.

Share the ways that you create your award winning movie so our readers can weave them into our production.

With the Academy Awards just around the corner, I invite you to you ponder what award you want to be nominated for in the movie called, “Your Life.” Would it be best director, producer or best actor or actress?

Let’s look more closely at how to create an award-winning “film”. If you viewed your life and business as if you were creating a movie, you would break it down into a few different pieces.

I. First, there would be the plot or the theme.

II. Second, you would then carefully cast your star players, the actors, and script their parts so the picture would be compelling.

III. Third, as the director, you would ponder the intention of each scene and choose the perspective that is in alignment with your vision.

Let’s take a look at your business with this metaphor in mind . . .

Is your company a comedy, a drama or a horror film? What is the title of your film? Is it Slumdog Millionaire, Life is Beautiful, or Almost Famous? Once you decide what your genre or focus is, break down the movie of your life scene by scene. These are the intentions you want to create that depict what you want to accomplish.

It’s audition time! Who are going to be the players in your film? What are the qualities of the stars? (Your staff!) Who are your supporting cast members and what attributes do they bring to the table? From there, decide what lens you want to use as the director. In your business, this is your mindset. How do you see yourself as a leader and how do you see your team in helping you create the success that you want?

Having all of this in place may not win a real Oscar, but it will set you up for success. Put your focus and attention on what you want! This allows you to create a plan to support that attraction. Partner it with the right perspective and a bit of joy, and you are on your way to the red carpet to receive your Oscar.

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