– Intell
– Planning
– Execution
– After Action Review
Yet I watch high performers do the exact opposite in life:
• Racing from deal to deal, charging toward burnout
• Sprinting through relationships
• No plan. No pause. No situational awareness.
In Special Forces, this approach gets people killed.
In business and life, it slowly kills everything that truly matters to you.
Before any mission, we use the NATO 5-paragraph order.
It applies to your business- and personal life as well:
SITUATION:
– Where are you now? Truly?
– Your strengths, your weaknesses.
– Your allies, your enemies.
No sugar-coating. Just ground truth. Situational Awareness.
Not just professionally – but in health, relationships, purpose.
MISSION:
– Your clear, defining purpose.
– What’s your desired end state in all areas of your life?
– What creates lasting fulfillment?
EXECUTION:
– Strategy before tactics.
– Key milestones.
– Contingency plans. (Because no plan survives first contact)
SERVICE SUPPORT:
– Your resources.
– Your network.
– Your energy management and health systems.
Because warriors without supply lines don’t last.
COMMAND & SIGNAL:
– Your leadership style.
– Your decision-making framework.
– Your impact assessment – because every decision has ripple effects.
On your family. Your team. Your community.
Like in combat, collateral damage in life is hard to undo.
The most successful people I coach aren’t necessarily the ones working hardest.
They’re the ones who took time to get CLARITY first.
Want to get more clarity on your personal battlefield and start living a truly wealthy life?
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