Mastering The Art of Timed, Aligned Productivity

If you'd benefit by having an easy, efficient, proven seven-step process for getting the job done, then enjoy the share-worthy system I elicited this weekend. Our children really are our greatest teachers.
Mira, my five and a half year old daughter, completed an entry for a school art competition, over the weekend. With enormous certainty and clarity she said to me "Mama, I'm ready to do my painting. I'm going to paint a peacock with his tail spread." Together we set up her paints and three sheets of paper to sketch on, the exact size of the board for her final piece. She sketched with admirable focus for around ten minutes. "I'm ready" she declared and set about creating her painting.
As I know the activity is changed if there is a witness present, I left her to her own busy movement of brushes and paints. When I returned, around fifteen minutes later, I was uplifted by her delightful flair as her strokes lit the canvas and filled her entire awareness. Finally, with a definite nod, she put her brush down and declared she was done.
Here's what's so productivity-perfect about what Mira did, and your get-the-job-done strategy laid out for you:

1. Mira knew what she wanted
2. She recognised the impulse to paint and followed through on that
3. Divine timing - she picked her moment
4. She engaged whole heartedly in preparation
5. When she started her painting she was single focused and gave it her all
6. She knew when she was complete
7. She enlisted support for the pack up! (isn't that what Mums are for?)
I was moved by her clarity and passion, how she moves with the impulse to create and follows through on the surge of inspiration. And then she knows clearly when it's complete. Not once has Mira spoken about winning although she knows her entry is for a competition, other than to observe rather philosophically that whether someone likes her painting or not is just a personal decision. She likes it. Mira enjoyed the process wholeheartedly and is excited that her picture will be part of a community activity at school.

Think of a project you need traction on:
1. Get clear on what you want
2. Recognise - or create - your impulse to take action and follow through.
3. Pick your moment
4. Prepare yourself and your resources thoroughly
5. When you begin, give it your full and undivided attention. Depending on the size of the task at hand, you may need to divide it into manageable chunks.
6. Know when you're done and stop.
7. Take care of the completion process, tidy up and follow through. The follow through may be a new project!

I'm off to plan a business model for a client, applying the above. I'd love to know of your successes, comments and thoughts, and how Mira's Model is working for you!