After a Conference

Having just returned from a business conference where networking, coaching, learning, and building relationships all occurred over a period of 6 days, my brain is on overflow. So many people echoed my feeling of overwhelm. Now that we're back home in our "real worlds", how will we keep the motivation and excitement and momentum we gained from the conference? How will we incorporate the actions to which we committed – and in some cases, the offers for which we paid – when we were there?

I will be doing a webinar that takes you through my IMPACT^(c) process I use (and teach and coach) for implementing ideas. I'll apply the process to this very question – making an IMPACT^(c) with ideas from the conference. In the meantime, here's an abbreviated process that I take myself through to make the most of what I gain from conferences.

1. Work on this process immediately upon returning home. The longer (in days!) you delay working on this, the less chance there is you will actually do it.
2. Spread everything out on the floor (or couch) so you can see your conference program, order forms, notes, etc.
3. Have a copy of your calendar (for the "real world" commitments you've made before the conference.
4. Arm yourself with Post-It^(TM) type notepads and large sheets of paper.
5. Make notes of all the ideas you've gotten from the conference.
6. Make notes of all the ideas – and commitments – you have in your real world.
7. Place your notes randomly around the large blank sheets of paper.
8. Step back and analyze how everything can flow and what can be worked on now versus later.
9. Re-arrange the note sheets to reflect a strategy you can implement over the next few months.
10. Re-evaluate your strategy at routine intervals to determine where it's working and where it needs tweaking.
11. Repeat as necessary.

Mind you…this is the abridged version of the process. Stay tuned for the full process via webinar.
Make sure you've signed up to receive my bi-monthly tips on implementing ideas – at www.IdeaSuccessNetwork.com – so you'll know when the webinar and its recording and handouts are available!