Released on: September 4, 2007, 3:20 pm

Press Release Author: Paul Gossen

Industry: Management

Press Release Summary: Sept 5, Paul Gossen, The Breakthrough Coach and author of
Business Transformed launches the 9-Step Fall Breakthrough Program, a simple guide
to getting back up to speed after the summer, for everyone including students
returning to school, busy information workers and seasoned executives.



Press Release Body: 9-Step Fall Breakthrough Program:

1) Take Stock. Take a moment and take stock of yourself. What did you accomplish
this summer? What did you achieve in terms of rest, relaxation, rejuvenation,
adventure or some other personal milestone? Take a moment and complete your summer.

2) Ask Yourself "What do I want?" This question is always the foundation to
accelerated energy and results. What do I want to achieve this fall? If I had a key
breakthrough result, what would that be? Play with this question until you get
something that inspires you.

3) Ask Yourself "Why is this important to me?" Knowing why a project is important to
you is the great energy multiplier. Ask yourself "Would this give me more passion or
excitement?" If the answer is yes, you know you are on the right track.

I have been developing my system for over 20 years. Working with Paul
Gossen gave me the key pieces to take my system to a whole new level.
Dave Chalk, Television Personality and Founder of ChalkTV

4) Make Pictures. Olympic athletes consistently demonstrate that making a picture of
what you want dramatically improves your performance. It is easy and only takes a
moment to stand in the future and see yourself having achieved your result. For real
energy, look at yourself from the eyes of someone important to you. How do they feel
seeing you achieve this breakthrough result?

5) Design Your Fall Breakthrough Program. Time to get specific. How could you
measure your results? Map out the key dates, deadlines, milestones and specific
measurements. This is a great place to work with another person. It is much easy to
brainstorm with 2 people. Get it all written down and finally give it a code name:
"Project ______ ". This will make it easier to stay on track.

6) Declare Your Intentions. Nothing guarantees action as effectively as a public
declaration. The threat of embarrassment will almost always override
procrastination. Throw your hat over the fence and declare your Fall Breakthrough
Program to the top 10 people in your life and work.

7) Make Promises. Most often we think that external forces motivate us. I need
coffee, an emergency or a big deadline to get up to speed. Working with
high-performance executives, I see time and time again that promises are the key
building blocks of motivation. Make promises. Turn your tasks into promises. Start
sentences with " I promise to." and see what happens to your ability to produce
results.

30-Days of working with Paul Gossen turned my junior team leaders into
executive material. Steve Lyon, VP, American Express


8) Schedule Your Actions Forget to-do lists. Think in time blocks. When you block
out time in your calendar, you create a visual relationship with time. This forces
you to confront the reality of your available time and requires real discipline.

9) Have Fun. The key to accelerated results is a relaxed playful game. Blame, shame
and guilt or one more thing that you "should do" are not effectives ways to motivate
yourself. You will know your Fall Breakthrough Program is working if you can laugh
at yourself when you fall of the wagon.

The 9-Step Fall Breakthrough Program is part of 2-day Breakthrough Series, which
begins in Toronto Sept 18, Vancouver Oct 17, New York Nov 15 and San Francisco Nov
27, 2007. Contact: http://www.BusinessTransformed.com
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Paul Gossen, The Breakthrough Coach, has conducted hundreds of breakthrough program
for business leaders worldwide. He is the author of the management breakthrough book
Business Transformed. He has conducted large-scale corporate programs for the RCMP,
American Express, Golder Associates, the City of Mississauga and dozens of other
Fortune 500 companies.

Media Contact: Email Media@Leadershipinc.ca Phone 604 872-4300.



Web Site: http://www.BusinessTransformed.com

Contact Details:
Media Contact:
Paul Gossen
Email Media@Leadershipinc.ca
Phone 604 872-4300.