Imagine for a moment a society without structure.

Try to imagine the chaos if:

• Schools didn’t have set start and end times and there were no bells or buzzers to signal everyone to go to their next class. (A dream come true for many kids!)

• Grocery stores didn’t organize food into categories and didn’t keep regular “hours.”

• Banks didn’t have procedures for depositing and withdrawing money.

• Traditional jobs didn’t assign work to employees, never set schedules or coordinated efforts to achieve the company’s objectives.

“Developed” societies are built on structure and lots of it.

In fact, without structure, we’re often at a loss as to how to behave.

Think about it. From the moment you were born, through school, jobs, and every day society – you were given external structure “cues” that helped you understand how to behave, what to do and even where to be at what time.

At some point in your life, you’ll likely try do something big on your own – like start a business, write a book or invent something.

You think it’s going to be exciting (and it is), but suddenly…

• There’s no one there to tell you where to be.
• There’s no one with a textbook on how to write your book or make your invention a success.
• You no longer “get in trouble” for being late because suddenly… you’re the boss.

The problem with a structure-obsessed society is that structure is usually developed for us. We aren’t taught how to create structure for ourselves.

We’ve been given a fish sandwich with a side of fries…instead of being taught how to fish, clean and cook the fish for ourselves!

Going from a highly structured society to a new endeavor with no structure can be legitimately overwhelming.

There is good news, though: creating structure for yourself (and others) is a leadership skill. A skill you can develop.

Of course, you can choose not to develop this skill.

But, if you don’t create your own structure, you’ll always be subject to someone else’s.

That means: if you want to advance your career, start your own business, lead a project, lead a team, or move your “dream” beyond a hobby… you’ll need to learn how to create structure.

So, how do you learn how to create structure that actually works for you?

Well, I tried to squeeze my top tips here and, quite frankly, I couldn’t do the subject justice.

I’m hosting a FREE webinar to help you learn how to create structure that actually works in your life and business.

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• Boost your personal productivity at work or in your business
• Rescue your team from chaos and missed deadlines
• Lead a wildly successful project
• Find the extra time to take your “dream” from hobby to reality

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