Gina Bianchini is the CEO and founder of Mightybell, the service on which the OWN IT Community is built. She’s a three-time entrepreneur who’s seen just about every business scenario possible, and she’s passionate about creating trusted networks of professionals supporting each other in their craft. In this OWN IT Live Chat Gina spoke about the power of setting your goals down on paper and having an intention behind everything you do in your business. These slides summarize some of the main ideas presented. You can read the full Live Chat Recap at this link. https://www.ownit.com/communities/ownit/posts/763548

1. Live Chat Recap:
Set Yourself Up For Success in
2016
With Gina Bianchini
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2. Gina Bianchini is the CEO and
founder of Mightybell, the
service on which the OWN IT
Community is built. She’s a three-
time entrepreneur who’s seen just
about every business scenario
possible, and she’s passionate
about creating trusted networks
of professionals supporting each
other in their craft.
Live Chat Recap: Setting Yourself Up For
Success in 2016

3. In this OWN IT Live
Chat Gina spoke about
the power of setting
your goals down on
paper and having an
i n t e n t i o n b e h i n d
everything you do in
your business.
Live Chat Recap: Setting Yourself Up For
Success in 2016

4. These slides summarize
some of the main ideas
presented. You can read
the full Live Chat Recap at
this link.
h t t p s : / / w w w. o w n i t . c o m /
communities/ownit/posts/
763548
Live Chat Recap: Setting Yourself Up For
Success in 2016

5. Gina Bianchini is no stranger to goal setting.
She’s even the brains behind one of our
favorite OWN IT posts on defining your Main
Goal.
You can find that here: https://www.ownit.com/
communities/ownit/posts/633510

6. Gina was sitting in the audience at a conference,
and realized she was not happy with the way the
day was going.
When she heard the speaker talk about the
importance of having an intention for every guest,
project, meeting and interaction, a lightbulb went
off.
An Epiphany

7. Hence her #1 goal for 2016.
Start each day, each meeting and
each activity with a simple question.
"What's my intention for doing this?"
An Epiphany

8. When we think about goal setting, we typically think about it as
a once a year, once a quarter or once a month activity.
"What I realized sitting in the audience was that by writing my
big goals down everyday AND then being clear at the start of
every morning what I wanted out of each and every meeting, I
could move to my goals MUCH more quickly."
You can find a more detailed explanation of the Morning Ritual
here: https://www.ownit.com/communities/ownit/posts/633509
Get Into A Morning Ritual

9. "By carving out 30 minutes in the morning to think about
what is success for every meeting, I am much less
overwhelmed."
"My strong belief is that every person on the planet can
find 30 minutes at some point. It may mean 10 minutes
less Facebook here or one less news article there, but
the return on these 30 minutes of intention and goal
setting every day is invaluable.”
Find 30 Minutes Every Morning

10. Gina sets aside 30 minutes at
the start of the day with no
technology, no phone, just a
blank piece of paper.
Start each day with a blank
sheet of paper.

11. •Write down your goals.
Start each day with a blank
sheet of paper.

12. •Write down your goals.
•Ask yourself 1 question.
Start each day with a blank
sheet of paper.

13. •Write down your goals.
•Ask yourself 1 question.
•Write down 20 ideas.
Start each day with a blank
sheet of paper.

14. •Stated in First Person
•Have a Specific Date for
Accomplishment
Big Goals Should Be

15. • I create…
• I build…
• I raise…
State Your Goals In First Person

16. "I launch a new product that serves solo
entrepreneurs so that they can make 10%
more money by march 2016."
"I buy a house in (a specific location) in the
first half of 2017"
Example Goals

17. Gina likes to keep in mind ten
goals at any given time.
Make sure your goals are actionable.

18. By writing your goals down everyday, you
keep them at the top of your mind.
"There is a direct connection between my
brain, intention and a pen."

19. This is NOT a "to do" list. It's a way of
placing your attention on your most
important goals, regardless of the tasks of
the day. It can help you put the most effort
in to the most important tasks, rather than
merely the most urgent.
A Practice of Attention and Intention

20. Ask Yourself One Specific Question
Move From
"I launch a new product by March 2016."
To
"What are the features we need to have and
promote at launch?"

21. Take your goal, carve out
a specific piece of the
puzzle and go deep on
that.
Ask Yourself One Specific Question

22. If you have trouble thinking of your question, Gina
suggests calling to mind any fears.
"What could go wrong with this launch?" "What
are we missing?"
"What am I most afraid of happening in this
meeting?"
Ask Yourself One Specific Question

23. "As I take what is in my head and write down
the questions I have, the fears I have, the
things that are giving me anxiety, the focusing
questions start to flow much more easily."
"I start with my fears and turn them into
questions I can answer."
Ask Yourself One Specific Question

24. Come up with 20 ideas.
"When I ask myself a question like this
-- and getting good at the questions is
probably been more important for me
-- and sit there with 20 ideas (even if
most of them are bad), my perspective
for the day ahead is different."

25. Try it for 30 days.
30 Minutes

26. Try it for 30 days.
30 Minutes
A Blank Sheet of Paper

27. Try it for 30 days.
30 Minutes
A Blank Sheet of Paper
10 Goals

28. Try it for 30 days.
30 Minutes
A Blank Sheet of Paper
10 Goals
1 Question

29. Try it for 30 days.
30 Minutes
A Blank Sheet of Paper
10 Goals
1 Question
20 Ideas

30. What about a to do list?
Gina says that with her intentions organized at the
beginning of the day, she finds that she doesn't
typically need a to do List.
She also tries to carve out 30 minutes on a Sunday
morning or night to look at the prior week and
what's important going into the new one.

31. "By creating a habit
around goal setting, I
a m m o re a c t i v e ,
i n t e n t i o n a l a n d
committed to where
I'm spending my
time.”
Live Chat Recap: Setting Yourself Up For
Success in 2016

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