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10 Steps to Your Dream Home Step 10: Commitment A Stake In Your Goals How will this step bring me closer to my goal?

You will have accomplished an important step towards committing to your dreams! Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

What are your goals from step #3? Use the back of this sheet if necessary. Now rate your goals in order of importance.

1 10 Steps to Your Dream Home Step 10: Commitment A Stake In Your Goals How will this step bring me closer to my goal? This step will allow you to prioritize your goals. It will bring you closer to your dream by helping you to put a personal stake in those goals. You will have accomplished an important step towards committing to your dreams! Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach. -Tom Robbins, American Novelist How will you commit to your dreams? Questions to ask yourself: Go back to the Master Method we worked on during Step 9. What are your goals from step #3? Use the back of this sheet if necessary. Now rate your goals in order of importance. Do some goals have to be achieved before others can start? Beside each goal, set a rating between 1 and 3, with 1 meaning highest priority and 3 meaning a goal that can come last. Your highest-priority goals are the ones you will want to put a stake in! Read on for tips! 49

2 Your Personal Creativity Coach Stuck on some key decisions? Don t beat yourself up, just give yourself a positive incentive! Time: 5 min Write down as many family members, friends, and coworkers as you can think of. Time: 5 min Pick one of the goals you ve been struggling with. Record when it needs to be done by. give one of the people on your list a call! Sample conversation: Hi, Uncle Bob! How are you? We haven t chatted in a while. I am in the middle of a construction process and I have lots of decisions to make! I thought of you today because you have always been so good at following through. I need to follow through by making a decision on by. I just knew that if I called you and told you about it, you would encourage me! By telling people we know and respect about our goals, we receive positive feedback. Plus, it provides a little incentive to follow through, so that we look good in their eyes! 50

Steps to take this week: 1. Tell as many people as possible about your goal and when you plan to achieve it. Don't be afraid of looking stupid or of failure.

3 Steps to take this week: 1. Tell as many people as possible about your goal and when you plan to achieve it. Don't be afraid of looking stupid or of failure. Tell your friends, your family, coworkers, neighbors, baby-sitter; everybody. If you really want some staying power, tell somebody that you really look up to and respect. As you can see, the more people you tell, the more you will see and believe, and the more your goal becomes reality. 2. Spend time with people who share enthusiasm for the ambience and sturdiness of timber framing. 3. Boil your goal down to a short sentence and write it down daily. As you know, the reason anything is achieved is because we believe it can be done. Also, the more something is written, said, and repeated, the more likely we are to believe it. This is probably the simplest form of positive reinforcement available - so you'll want to take a minute a day to nurture your can-do attitude with this tip. 4. When you meet with any member of your building team, be sure to write down the decisions they need you to make, using the page provided in this packet.. Mark each with high, medium, or low priority. When you have finished each item, check it off! 4. Reward yourself! As you prioritize your decisions, write down some specific rewards you will give yourself when you have finished them. These can be simple, such as going out for dessert with someone you enjoy. For bigger goals, set yourself a better reward such as a massage or weekend getaway. By doing this, you keep the process fun and prevent burnout! 51

4 Recap Do you have a personal stake in your goals? Are you committed to following through to get the Timber Living Experience you ve dreamed about? We at Arrow Timber Framing want you to have the best building experience you can imagine, while having fun in the process. As your dreams become reality, we hope the process is pain-free and fun. We at Arrow Timber Framing wish you all the best! (360) PO Box 37 Battle Ground, WA Welcome to the world of Timber Living! 52

5 List of Decisions for my Timber Frame Project Description of Task Priority Incentive If desired 53

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Motivation. Founding Sponsor. upskillsforwork.ca Founding Sponsor Welcome to UP Skills for Work! The program helps you build your soft skills, which include: motivation attitude accountability presentation teamwork time management adaptability stress