Welcome to The Remarkable CEO Podcast, a show hosted by Dr. Pete Camiolo and Dr. Stephen Franson. In this episode, Dr. Pete and Dr. Stephen continue their discussion on planning and preparation. They share insights as to why preparation and organization are vital to the success of any practice. Dr. Pete and Dr. Stephen discuss time management, the identity shift, and the importance of measuring your outcomes. Finally, Dr. Stephen touches on his own twenty-year ritual for planning and preparation, which includes a CEO journal that he keeps and a calendar he adheres to strictly.
01:19 – Introducing today’s topic, Preparation
01:24 – Dr. Pete and Dr. Stephen announce a special giveaway
02:27 – Dr. Stephen encourages the audience to reach out with feedback
03:13 – Why preparation is vital
05:05 – The power of the schedule
07:22 – Mastering time management to prioritize what’s important now and what’s important next
08:56 – The Identity Shift
10:24 – The objectives of a CEO
15:37 – Leveraging the assessing process to contribute to your planning and preparation process
17:07 – What are you measuring
18:42 – The importance of organization
19:53 – Mastering transitions
21:38 – Dr. Stephen provides tips and tools for planning and preparation
25:14 – Dr. Pete reminds listeners where they can access the CEO 90-day project planner tool
EPISODE QUOTES
“What you have to recognize is it’s the fruit of labor. And, it’s really the fruit of hard work, and the hard work really is the bridge to help you get what you want.” (04:05)
“Preparation precedes the clarity, the peace of mind, the presence and the productivity that you seek.” (04:47)
“Winging it is not scalable, it’s not durable, and it’s definitely not transferrable.” (10:02)
“It’s an ‘and’ conversation, not an ‘or’ conversation. It’s what’s important now and what’s important next. The CEO is responsible for both.” (12:00)
“I love to say that one hour of preparation creates one thousand hours of productivity.” (13:01)
“I like to say you don’t get what you want, you get what you measure.” (17:03)
“We learn from history so we can create our destiny.” (19:12)
“I live and die by my calendar. I live and die by my calendar. If it’s on my calendar, it’s gonna happen. If it doesn’t happen, you should be calling 9-1-1, cause there’s a problem.” (24:30)
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