The Hidden Value Of Planning And Organizing

When I was a teacher there were days when it seemed I could do no
wrong in the classroom.

I would handle student misbehavior expertly and immediately. I
would get my class interested and keep them focused and on task.

On other days I would hesitate to handle student misbehavior. I
would have a hard time getting a lot of my students to work. I
just didn't feel in total command of the class.

Why was one day so good and the next not so good?

Well, in looking back the days that went well were the days that
I had a clear goal for that days lesson and I had outlined the
exact steps I would take to help my students achieve that goal.

On the days that didn't go so well, my objective wasn't so clear
and I hadn't clearly written out the steps to helping my studnets
achieve it.

When this would happen I would feel less prepared and less
confident and it would affect everything I did in the classroom
that day.

Dr. Maltz in Psycho-Cybernetics explains that as human beings we
have a Creative Mechanism inside of us that works well only when
it is given a clear goal.

When you have a clear goal and have decided on a path to achieve
it, this Creative Mechanism will help you to notice what you need
to do to help you achieve this goal but more importantly will
give you focus and a feeling of confidence.

So having clear goals and plans actually helps to build your
self-confidence.

That's why I was able to handle student discipline so well on the
days I had a clear lesson objective.

So what I've resolved to do is to really focus on the practice of
having a daily goal and a plan to reach that goal that Dr. Maltz
teaches in Lesson 2 of his Zero Resistance Living course.

It's a major Psycho-Cybernetics practice that I have not yet
consitently applied.

But since I want to reach the highest levels of success and
achievement I will figure out a way to do it daily for the rest
of my life.