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What's Your Telos?
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1. The Dark Ages Happy New Year! I hope each of you had a restful holiday & feel rejuvenated for the year ahead. I appreciated time away to disconnect and reset. As cadets at the Air Force Academy, we called the period after the holidays - the Dark Ages. Less sun, cold days, and just a big of a slog… But I also love the New Year. A time to reflect & adapt. It’s a fresh start. Here’s one exercise I do at least once a year both personally & professionally... START. STOP. CONTINUE.
What does this look like for your business? 2. What Do You Want? Aristotle wove the concept of telos throughout his life, teachings, and philosophy. He posited that everything has a telos, or end, goal, or purpose. You can say that the telos of a plane is to fly, just as a book is to be read. Philosopher James K.A. Smith takes it a step further saying, “…our telos is what we want, what we long for, what we crave. It is less an ideal that we have ideas about and more a vision of "the good life" that we desire.” Consider using these “Dark Ages” to start at the end:
Maybe you want to travel more, start a side hustle, take some time off, or build a company from the ground up and sell it for a billion dollars. Whatever your telos, build your life & business around it. 3. Your 90-Day Plan It’s not just a New Year - it's the start of a new quarter. What do you want to accomplish by March 31, 2024? Your 90-Day plan should cascade from an overarching 2024 strategy – which aligns with your longer-term vision. Don't have one or all of those yet? Start here with this free resource to...
Invest the time today to create the future business you want. 4. Working Together in 2024
I am excited for the year ahead and wish you a joyous 2024. To your strategic success. ~Susan
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