Crafting ClarityThe SANE Cycle

Created by Tom Curtis 2012Blog: www.onimproving.blogspot.comPresentations: on www.slideshare.net/onimproving Email: ideamerchants@gmail.comTwitter: @onimproving

Consistent Clarity is not accidental or free. It is paid

for in disciple and effort. What follows is a cycle to help us craft clarity. It is possible, let's go and get it.

The SANE Cycle

Set

Align

Navigate

Evaluate

Set

To craft clarity we need to have a goal to fix and focus on. A goal provides a stable point of reference, a measuring stick for decisions and progress, and a destination to work towards.

AlignClarity results from the

alignment of our activities, actions, aspirations, and energy to the set goal. This helps us stop doing what we should not and frees time and effort for

what we should.

Navigate

With alignment, we now need to navigate. To navigate is to

choose and do those activities and actions that fit with the first two phases of the cycle. This phase determines if we

reach our chosen goal.

EvaluateIf we are to keep and improve our clarity and progress, we must evaluate the other three

steps. This may not be pleasant, but it is crucial. Then we must

cycle through the phases adjusting based on what we have

learned in our evaluation.