My last post was about making good decisions.  Building on the main idea of that post today I will add some ideas that support the long term planning view versus fearful knee jerk reactions.

Just read the other day an interesting point about how succeeding does not require winning every time.  Achieving your goal is underpinned by deciding to focus on the overall outcome not steps along the way.

Roger Federer Example

At a recent convocation in Newfoundland, tennis star Roger Federer noted how his individual point win loss record was only 54%.  That is he lost one of every two points.

Yet his overall lifetime tournament win record was 80%.  The point was his strategic focus  was on decisions that supported the goal – winning the tournament, not tactical events along the way.

Focus on the Strategic Outcome

Strategy is defined as a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim.  Along the way to achieving your strategic goal it is likely many decisions will be required.

The important take-away for the Federer example or my previous blog about avoiding fear or impulsive actions is to understand losing or having bad stuff happens but this should not deter from achieving your overall objective.

Like Roger Federer by focusing on the end result you can still be successful.  Micro decision making can actually be detrimental.  Don’t overly worry about the present, its the future that really counts.