Step 22

The importance of alignment

“If people aren’t in sync, things won’t work out well.”

Stephen Hopkins

In the previous step, we talked about momentum. Another way to create momentum is to ensure that all the bits needed for your vision to become real are in alignment, that there isn’t a bit under the surface blocking the flow. When everything around you aligns to push you in the direction of what you want, momentum and flow are created and one step you take seems to have the impact of 10 similar steps in a situation where nothing aligns.

There are three areas to look at when working to create alignment: yourself, other people and the structures ...

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