The Linear Approach: Focus Your Mindset on the Path Ahead 

Starting a business or achieving goals, for that matter, are rarely straight shots or in a direct path. They are complex processes that incorporate within them inherited risks and challenges and the path from point A to B is rarely straight.

The Methodical Approach

The Methodical Approach explained in my book “On The Path To Wealth”, teaches us that in order to achieve something with a sustainable value, you need to work methodically. The action blocks from which your methodical logic is built, are the inherited blocks of the process and are those which have the most impactful influence on the achievement of your goals. Those blocks are the result of a carefully crafted plan that analyses the steps needed to achieve the goals and their impact on your results. They are a product of analysis, assessment, and evaluation of the main actions you need to take on your path to achieving your goal.

Clear intention and strong belief are the bedrock for your success. The intention sets the direction needed to arrive from your current situation to your goal. Belief sets the stage for your confidence and commitment to your success. Those two factors together define the will you express to achieve that goal. If the will does not exist then the process cannot exist, forced processes that don’t come from the triangle of Intention, Belief and Will, usually have no sustainability and are easier to quit.

A well-methodical plan begins by analyzing the inherent factors and conditions of the process. These factors, once defined, are integrated into a plan that outlines the execution steps based on an assessment of skills and resources. As noted above, the path to goals achievements is seldom a straight line. The Methodical approach is imperative to define the components of the process, their impact, timeline, and resources – it is an actual plan that brings about actual activities. The Methodical Approach also demands the planning of margins in our resources: time, money, and energy to be able to respond to unexpected or external challenges that are not inherent within the core of the process. 

The Linear Approach

In this tapestry comes to life the principle of the Linear Approach. The Linear Approach serves as a compass for your focus. Since none of us as individuals or any process exists in a void, there will always be clutter and factors that will affect the advancement of the process. The Linear Approach serves as a mental process rather than a physical one. It is based on the foundation of the methodical planning that serves as the pillars for our confidence. The Linear Approach is a state of mind that commits you to your methodical process. As such, it needs to focus on the inherited blocks in the plan while understanding the curves and the margins in it. Also, it gives the confidence that external challenges can be dealt with without abandoning our intentions. 

The importance of the Linear Approach is highlighted given the fact that it is most possible that in our analysis, one block can exist in the two dimensions at the same time: in the inherited challenges of the process and the external challenges of the linear path, the distinction is rooted in their relevance for the existence of the block in the process. One can take the financial block related to the realization of the goal for example, but at the same time, another financial challenge can always arise in our environment that is not in the core of the process but can influence its realization if our plan is not strong enough. When adopting the Linear Approach you need to ignore the external clutter and be focused on the execution of your plans.

Intention, Belief, And Will

Since there are unlimited scenarios in the matrix of challenges, it would be not wise to contemplate and overthink each scenario, this would eventually cause for procrastination and abandonment of our efforts. That’s why intention, belief, and will are so important. They focus us on the Linear Path – excelling in the understanding of the required actions of that path while at the same time, giving the confidence that any emerging challenge along the way, if it is not existential of course, will be dealt with without losing focus on the process. Those become clutters that are responsively dealt with in adapting our main core linear path to their influences. 

The Methodical Approach and the Linear Approach go hand in hand. They complete each other and they feed each other. For example, if a person devises a well-planned methodical plan but they lose focus on the linear aspect because of unforeseen difficulties, they will never achieve their goals, and the contrary, if you are focused on achieving a goal but there is no methodical planning, this focus will be nothing more than a wasted energy.

So, set your intentions, strengthen your beliefs, and express your will. Be focused on the important things and make sure you have the reservoir to deal with the collateral challenges along the way. Starting your journey by trying to evaluate all the scenarios in your matrix, will only drive you to procrastination and feed your doubts and fears. Adopt this approach of Linear Thinking not just in business but also in your personal life, and you will soon gain clarity and confidence that will propel your efforts forward.  

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