Speak in outcomes then actions
I was doing some strategic planning today and I found myself feeling unclear and a bit overwhelmed with what I was writing down.
I realised I was mixing action items with the outcomes they were related to.
An example would be like:
Spread the peanut butter, find a knife, eat the sandwich, defrost bread, feel full before I leave the house.
See how all these are muddled up?
The outcome is to feel full before I leave the house
The actions are defrost bread, find knife, spread peanut butter, eat the sandwhich.
Because I was in ‘brainstorming mode’ I let all the ideas flow out into the planning doc- but their syntax was proving unhelpful.
Once I realised this, I simply made the adjustment to start with the outcome then list the actions.
This made everything I did after so much clearer and makes the planning document sharper with more chance of success in execution.
Ai Gemini prompt: a happy man in an office a peanut butter sandwich with a to do list
