Think of a project you’d like to progress or career change you’d like to make.

• What are some small next steps towards that change that you can take that would allow you to test out reality, assess and manage the risks, address your fears and answer your questions?
• What are the financial costs of taking these steps?
• What are the time costs of taking these steps?
• What other risks are inherent in taking these steps?
• What are the potential rewards and opportunities that would open up to you if you take these steps?

Weighing up the costs, risks and rewards, does it make sense to take these next small steps or do you need to find even smaller steps to test the waters? (in which case, return to the first question).

This post is an excerpt from this month’s feature: “The Bottom-line on Rick Smith’s The Leap” You can follow Rick on Twitter at @RickSmithAuthor and his website is www.leapbuilder.com

For the full Bottom-line audio and transcript, workbook, author interview and set of coaching emails, check out The Bottom-line on The Leap.

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Successful projects and changes need a clear vision and direction. What’s the ultimate goal that you’re working towards with your project or the changes you’d like to make in your work?

When your vision is clear and you know what you want, the only reasons you’re not there yet are because you have gaps in your knowledge and plan and you don’t know how to get there, or because you know what needs to be done but you’re afraid of doing it.

What are the questions and fears that you have about moving this project or career change forward?

This post is an excerpt from this month’s feature: “The Bottom-line on Rick Smith’s The Leap” You can follow Rick on Twitter at @RickSmithAuthor and his website is www.leapbuilder.com

For the full Bottom-line audio and transcript, workbook, author interview and set of coaching emails, check out The Bottom-line on The Leap.

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Pick a life or work project you’d like to start or become more successful in. Rick says that big, selfless, simple ideas are what’s needed to cut through all the noise, get people’s attention and inspire them to get on board.

Is your project a simple idea? Is it easy to explain and understand? Is it easy for people to act on and tell other people about?

How can you simplify your idea or the way that you communicate your project idea?

This post is an excerpt from this month’s feature: “The Bottom-line on Rick Smith’s The Leap” You can follow Rick on Twitter at @RickSmithAuthor and his website is www.leapbuilder.com

For the full Bottom-line audio and transcript, workbook, author interview and set of coaching emails, check out The Bottom-line on The Leap.

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Pick a life or work project you’d like to start or become more successful in. Rick says that big, selfless, simple ideas are what’s needed to cut through all the noise, get people’s attention and inspire them to get on board.

Is this idea selfless? Who does this idea serve and how does it serve them?

How are you demonstrating your empathy and service in your marketing material, sales process and customer service process?

How can you improve your ability to serve your tribe? And how can you demonstrate your empathy and service more clearly?

This post is an excerpt from this month’s feature: “The Bottom-line on Rick Smith’s The Leap” You can follow Rick on Twitter at @RickSmithAuthor and his website is www.leapbuilder.com

For the full Bottom-line audio and transcript, workbook, author interview and set of coaching emails, check out The Bottom-line on The Leap.

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Pick a life or work project you’d like to start or become more successful in. Rick says that big, selfless, simple ideas are what’s needed to cut through all the noise, get people’s attention and inspire them to get on board.

Is there a big idea in your project – an idea that’s remarkable enough to capture people’s attention?

If not, what goals and ideas could you push out to the limits and make bigger and more remarkable?

This post is an excerpt from this month’s feature: “The Bottom-line on Rick Smith’s The Leap” You can follow Rick on Twitter at @RickSmithAuthor and his website is www.leapbuilder.com

For the full Bottom-line audio and transcript, workbook, author interview and set of coaching emails, check out The Bottom-line on The Leap.

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“And the time came when the risk of remaining tight in a bud became greater than the risk it took to blossom.” – Anais Nin

Sparking is all about moving yourself to that place where the risk of remaining tight in a bud is greater than the risk of blossoming.

What are some ways that you could test out your ideas about your natural strengths and see whether they’re activities that you actually enjoy doing?

This post is an excerpt from this month’s feature: “The Bottom-line on Rick Smith’s The Leap” You can follow Rick on Twitter at @RickSmithAuthor and his website is www.leapbuilder.com

For the full Bottom-line audio and transcript, workbook, author interview and set of coaching emails, check out The Bottom-line on The Leap.

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