THE CYCLE OF IMPROVEMENT AND GROWTH
AND ASSESSING ONE'S PROGRESS

tba (more explanations added later)
CONTENTS

Recognizing what it takes for sufficient improvement
Assessment of progress
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RECOGNIZING WHAT IT TAKES FOR SUFFICIENT IMPROVEMENT

Improvement in each area is a product of applied energy (= force or "power") x time x focus.  For simplicity, we'll include in focus the idea of prioritizing and doing what is most impactful - to do this we must have a battle plan that is directed to what is most impactful.  The closer to the basic source, the more effective; the degree to which we are trying to solve symptoms, the lesser degree of effectiveness or in fact possibly virtually no effectiveness for the long term.  Read Principles, Laws, and Lessons Of Life, and also Cause And Effect And Power.  Our most effective learning is that which is focused on the basics of how things work, for if we learn those, we both stop the problem cycle from starting but we apply our efforts much more productively.

Improvement <--  Applied energy times time times degree of focus (intensity)

Applied energy = numbers times strength

Battle plan:  Overall plan, steps, milestones

Completion = use sufficient time to get specified result.


ASSESSMENT OF PROGRESS

What was insufficient such that I didn’t get the specified result? (Consider using the idea of Breakdowns And Breakthroughs, and possibly one of the forms of The Breakdown/Breakthrough Form - Complete Version or Simpler Version.)

What will I change? 

Date of evaluation: ___/___/___

Suff Insuff
___  ___    Sufficient Strength
                ___  ___    Learn enough
                ___  ___    Try, correct enough times
                ___  ___    Commitment made enough
                ___  ___    Reinforcements enough

___  ___    Sufficient numbers
                ___  ___    Enough things implemented
                ___  ___    Opponents reduced, eliminated, sufficiently

___  ___   Sufficient actions

___  ___   Battle plan followed

___  ___   Sufficient time given to it


Estimate of level of completion, with date:  Specify dates below % done.  Self grade the %, see if coach agrees.

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