Key Area [1 of 7]

Protection

A deliberate “act” of shielding or defending something important. Such as a person, location, or a physical asset.

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Level 1, 2, 3 (Asleep)
You believe that others should keep you protected. Any loss is the result of poor judgment of an individual. Environment is inconsequential to the safety of property, liberty, and human life. Employee compensation and benefits are complex. Therefore, legally you would rather pay a fine than pay for an employee benefit. You overwork your employees, because they are replaceable. .

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Level 4, 5, 6 (Awake)
You are interested in protecting your property value and the physical assets of your business. However, you have no plan or process to provide protection for employees or customers. You may want to do more to protect your production. However, without a practical vision, you do the minimum required by law to protect the health and wellness of employees and yourself.

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Level 7, 8, 9 (Active)
You have specific protocols for protection and provide an environment that protects everyone associated inside of the business to the “best of your ability”. You protect employees by ensuring they have sick leave and vacation time. You feel like you are doing a good job and that others should recognize you for the way you handle yourself, the office, and staff.

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Level 10, 11, 12 (Accelerated)
You take vacations personally and are excited when employees take time to rejuvenate. You may even get frustrated when employees do not use their vacation time. You are grateful to pay benefits such as health insurance, retirement, bottled water, wellness training, etc… You are always on the lookout for ways to make things better.

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Key Area [2 of 7]

Safety

Providing and keeping safe from harm when it comes to an emotional, physical, and /or mental setting.

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Level 1, 2, 3 (Asleep)

The physical and emotional safety of staff and customers is an annoyance. You pay workman’s comp insurance because it is required and that is where it stops. You fend for yourself and so should your employees. You are not safe to be around emotionally.

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Level 4, 5, 6 (Awake)

You genuinely intend for the workplace to be safe physically, but you give little thought to the mental and emotional safety of your employees or customers. You may think, “they’re adults, they can take care of themselves.” You think it’s okay to talk behind someone’s back or to divulge someone’s secrets to a trusted associate.

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Level 7, 8, 9 (Active)

You recognize that emotional safety and physical safety have built your productive work environment. You avoid gossip and cut short anyone trying to spread gossip. You are actively working on being a safe and approachable person. You have earned the fact that customers and employees feel safe when communicating with you.

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Level 10, 11, 12 (Accelerated)

You do everything possible to ensure that the workplace is abundant and safe. This includes training and open reviews. If you are told something in confidence, you keep that communication sacred. You do not tolerate sexism, racism, sarcasm, or any behavior that would lead to an unsafe situation.

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Key Area [3 of 7]

Trust

A belief in the intentions, trustworthiness, reliability, capabilities, or strength of someone.

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Level 1, 2, 3 (Asleep)

You believe in “Dog eat Dog”. Everything is fair in business. You don’t care who you lie to as long as you make the dollar in the end. You stress about keeping your stories straight. You rationalize your actions to the point where people sometimes wonder why you’re trying so hard to convince them of your innocence.

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Level 4, 5, 6 (Awake)

You bend the truth to make yourself look good to customers and peers. White lies are okay as long as no one is getting hurt. You keep commitments to clients, but employees may be left wondering if you will show up. However, you get annoyed when someone is out of integrity. You recognize that this is a problem, but feel stuck about how to fix it.

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Level 7, 8, 9 (Active)

You keep commitments and have worked hard to maintain your integrity. There are some integrity issues that still sting when you think about them, but you may feel that it really won’t change the big picture that much. You do not intentionally lie. You feel honest and have earned that trust.

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Level 10, 11, 12 (Accelerated)

If you say you will, you will. You own and apologize for your errors and expect the same from clients and employees. The way you act at home and in the office is the same. There are no double standards. You seek to only work with people with the highest integrity.

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Key Area [4 of 7]

Communication

The ability to exchange information or instructions efficiently and effectively.

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Level 1, 2, 3 (Asleep)

If you are not getting your way you raise your voice, yell, or scream if necessary to get your way. You own this place and by hell it’s going to be done your way. You have to know everything, have to explain everything, and have to have your hand in everything. Anything less feels like the train is about to wreck. You are often consumed thinking that others have an unfair advantage over you.

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Level 4, 5, 6 (Awake)

You listen to other’s ideas, but you are painfully aware that your relationships only listen to you because they know it’s your way or the highway anyway. You get frustrated when you feel like others are not speaking their mind. You can feel the importance of better communication but think demanding that others speak is the same as communicating.

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Level 7, 8, 9 (Active)

You know that you have surrounded yourself with the best and you respect that. You use persuasion to lead others to see your point of view. You may still get frustrated when others don’t speak up, but you know that part of communication is helping them trust that they are safe to speak without retaliation. You really are getting this communication thing down.

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Level 10, 11, 12 (Accelerated)

You value the perspective of each of your relationships. You listen, adjust, and find the truth in every situation. You present the BEST offer in every transaction. Your marketing, sales, and systems are on point and keep getting better. You communicate the truth about your business. When you open your mouth, people listen because they want to hear from you.

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Key Area [5 of 7]

Respect

To esteem, honor, or give a high sense of worth to someone because of their qualities or abilities.

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Level 1, 2, 3 (Asleep)

To hell with respect. He who has the cash has the respect. You demand others respect you, however you respect no one. Nobody can live up to your demands. They are all out to get you in the long run.

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Level 4, 5, 6 (Awake)

You are starting to see that respect is an important part of any relationship. However, you only offer respect to those who show you respect first. You are often standoffish with people who have not earned your respect. You start with a low-ball offer and work from there. You lack long term confidence in the quality of respect in your relationships.

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Level 7, 8, 9 (Active)

You know that respect is earned, therefore you look for ways to earn and show respect to others. You are reserved in giving your best effort until you are sure about the quality of the relationship. Once a relationship is established you are respectful of both sides.

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Level 10, 11, 12 (Accelerated)

You understand that mutual respect requires the best effort of both parties. You start with the best offer and allow respect to be shown upfront. You refuse to emotionally or financially carry another person and you will not be emotionally carried yourself. You always move forward with respect.

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Key Area [6 of 7]

Expansion

To grow outward or become bigger. This can happen when relationships become more satisfying, family membership is increased, and businesses grow.

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Level 1, 2, 3 (Asleep)

Your view of the world is miser. You contract all you can into your world and hold onto it tight. Family, friends, & associates feel alienated by you and you feel a struggle to “keep what’s yours”. You hoard things, money, relationships, and/or control.

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Level 4, 5, 6 (Awake)

You would like to expand financially and in your relationships. You feel the push but are at a loss to how and where to start. You subscribe to the “Wall Street” mindset that it takes a big risk to get a big reward. Expansion feels like it is outside of your control.

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Level 7, 8, 9 (Active)

You feel like you are expanding. It’s like taking a breath of fresh air now that you have climbed to the top of the mountain of success. You read and study how and when to expand inside of your own business or career. Expansion is sporadic because it’s hard to do anything that will actually make a big difference. Although it feels good, you would like more consistency in growth. You can see how this relates to your marriage and family, and that builds hope!

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Level 10, 11, 12 (Accelerated)

You see expansion as a form of immortality. Family, friends, and businesses all come together as part of a kingdom that will last far beyond time. You have a coach or mentor helping you expand in a controlled way. You have financial, emotional, and physical reserves in place to support this expansion indefinitely.

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Key Area [7 of 7]

Happiness

Your ability to consistently access joy, pleasure, contentment, and relaxation.

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Level 1, 2, 3 (Asleep)

Life is a trudge. One day your proverbial ship will come in and then, but only then, will you find happiness. Until then you keep the day to day pace and only dream (if you dream) of a better day. You think happiness is found only in “things” rather than experiences with other people. Your lack of happiness is someone or something’s fault other than you.

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Level 4, 5, 6 (Awake)

You enjoy the emotional highs and push through the lows, but still find it hard to sway from low back to high quickly. You search for happiness because you know it’s available, you are just not sure how to grab hold of it consistently; happiness comes and goes with circumstances. It’s still easy to be knocked off of an emotional high by a small amount of negativity.

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Level 7, 8, 9 (Active)

Dreams build hope and hope motivates you. You extract the life lessons from the good and the bad and actively work to build a better, brighter, future. You find happiness in the little things and have discovered that sharing gratitude builds upon itself. You feel happy and know that it is consistently achievable. You want to surround yourself with happy people.

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Level 10, 11, 12 (Accelerated)

You dream big knowing that those dreams are your future and that you are already on the path to achieving them. You make your future bigger than your past. You find massive joy in family and business relationships. All things join together in one purpose and that is happiness and lasting joy. You are grateful and express that gratitude. The world is always expanding.

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