Ideal Outcomes

The Well Formed Outcome

The starting point of all achievement is knowing what you are trying to achieve.

I often say.

“If you want to achieve ANYTHING you need to know what ANYTHING looks like”.

There is a great technique used in NLP called the “The Well-Formed Outcome” this is something you want, rather than what other people may want, crucially it is what “you want” not want you think you should say you want or want you think others think you should want.

Successful outcomes involve things over which we have control.

We do not have control over what other people think say or do.

This is the fundamental starting point of creating a plan is to work out what it is you want to achieve.

So, what are the steps?

First you need to define what specifically do you want and then describe your desired outcome in a positive way. Make sure you include what else having or achieving your outcome will do for you.

Secondly work out how will you know when you’ve achieved what you want, what evidence are you using to determine this and if the “evidence” you’re focused on is appropriate and timely.

The Third thing to consider is under what circumstances, where, when and with whom, do you want to have this result, consider the context in which you want to have this outcome and evaluate the ecology so you can consider how achieving this result may affect other areas, aspects, or people in your life.

Fourth, what stops you from having your desired outcome already set out to identify and explore any feelings, thoughts, or circumstances that seem to inhibit your movement toward your outcome.

Fifth, what resources will you need to help you create what you want, what resources do you already have that will help you (knowledge, money, connections, etc.) and what additional resources you’ll need to move forward.

Finally, how are you going to get there, what are the manageable steps to help achieve your result, consider multiple options to get where you want to go, and determine the first step you’ll take.

This is a part of a much bigger process I use with clients to help them see massive results if you would like to know more get in touch.