Jack Skeen - The Circle Blueprint

1. Chapter 4
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3. Chapter 9
4. Chapter 12

Jack Skeen | Greg Miller | Aaron Hill

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The Circle Blueprint is a revolutionary life improvement system that is designed to help you on your path to happiness and success. It's made up of three components:

PART 1: THE BOOK. The Circle Blueprint: Decoding the Conscious and Unconscious Factors that Determine Your Success by Jack Skeen, Greg Miller, and Aaron Hill delves into the theory behind the system. It zeroes in on four developmental areasIndependence, Power, Humility, and Purposethat combine to make you a whole and balanced person. Importantly, the authors explain the real meanings of these four words. (You might be surprised to learn their meanings have gotten lost over time.)

The authors paint a vivid picture of what these concepts look like in the life of a person who has mastered them (and conversely what they might look like when you haven't). They give you the language to finally understand on a deep level what's wrong in your life.

PART 2: THE ASSESSMENT. This scientifically validated psychometric self-assessment tool reveals your inherent personality traits as they pertain to the concepts in the book. It tells you exactly where you fall on a mastery spectrum in the book's four developmental areasunearthing exactly where you are limiting your greatness. This is the selfawareness piece that truly sparks change and pushes you to move toward balance, wholeness, and a life in which you thrive. By the way, your results are 100 percent confidential, so you can feel free to be completely honest when you answer the questions.

PART 3: THE SUPPLEMENTAL WORKBOOKS. These four workbooks are filled with stepbystep instruction to help you master the four key developmental areas. This is where you do the work. Some people choose to engage a coach during this phase, though it's not required.

Here are seven benefits of the Circle Blueprint System:

It's incredibly comprehensive. It covers a broad spectrum of behaviors and works well for many different personality types. Also, it sparks improvement (often dramatic improvement) in both the personal and professional areas of your life.

It's personalized. Many selfhelp books and programs are one size fits all. They give generic advice on what to do without first showing you where you are on your journey right now. (This is why most don't work.) Thanks to the thorough and accurate assessment, the Circle Blueprint System is all about YOU and how you view yourself. Then, depending where you fall on the fivepoint mastery scalewhose levels range from hanging on to thrivingyou're directed to the appropriate starting point in the appropriate workbook. You start where you are.

It's private. Sometimes people feel uncomfortable revealing personal information about themselves. That's why the system is designed for privacy from beginning to end. Participants are reassured by the knowledge that their assessment results and all subsequent improvement work are completely confidential.

It's flexible. You can read the book firstor jump right into the assessmentor take the assessment in stages as you follow the book. You can focus your efforts on mastering one of the four developmental areas or all of them. You can take advantage of specialized coaching if you likeor you can work on yourself without engaging any outside help. You can go as deeply as you want and move as quickly as you want.

It's cost effective. While it is beneficial for many people, coaching is not required. Once you've purchased the materials you're fully emancipated to work by yourself, at the cadence that appeals to you.

It fosters rapid improvement. Once you become aware of your weaknesses you can improve very, very quickly. It's not unusual for a person to move from hanging on to thriving in the blink of an eye.

It's a pathway to lasting change. Again, awareness is the magic key. Once you know exactly what your problems arewhat's holding you back from having the life you wantyou almost have to address them. You know ignoring them is only hurting yourself. And once you see and feel the improvements in your life, you'll do anything to keep from going back to where you started.

For more information about the Circle Blueprint System, please visit www.thecircleblueprint.com.

This book is all about becoming a happy, balanced, thriving person who lives a meaningful life. Not coincidentally, this is the kind of person who makes a great leader.

Interestingly, the heart and soul of leadership have not changed in the past 50 years. I have found that the qualities and traits that create the kind of person who inspires others to follow and brings out the best in them are the same qualities and traits they've always been. In an age of dizzying change, I find it very reassuring to know that some things remain steadfast!