Month 4 · Lead Self
Chaos to Clarity
Turn competing demands into a grounded runway of decisions and faithful execution.
Capacity being formed
Clarity & Decisions
Turn chaos into grounded priorities, wise decisions, and completed commitments.
Evidence of formation
A previously stalled decision becomes a dated next step with a clear owner and evidence of completion.
Signorelli wisdom
“I had accomplished the wrong things for the wrong reasons.”
Clarity begins by examining direction, not merely effort.
More intensity cannot repair a destination chosen for the wrong reason. Let us name what is true, what matters, and the next faithful step.
Biblical anchor · ESV
“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.”
Your discovery tool
Decision Runway
Run the Decision Runway: reality, desired destination, identity stake, assumptions, counsel, constraints, next reversible step, and point of commitment.
Reality
Write the current facts, constraints, stakeholders, and real deadline. Exclude imagined reactions.
Destination
Describe the faithful outcome and the value it serves.
Options
List three options, including pause or decline. Mark which are reversible.
Commit
Choose owner, action, date, counsel needed, and visible proof of completion.
Your session journey
One discovery. One rehearsal. One covenant.
You never have to perform for your coach. Bring one real situation and stay close to what is true, usable, and within your responsibility.
0–7
Arrive
Rate present intensity 0–10; name one desired outcome.
7–15
Witness
Name what changed, what helped, and what remains difficult.
15–25
Language
Underline one phrase; explain it in your own words; choose the phrase you need today.
25–45
Decision Runway
Write concise answers for all four fields using one current, concrete situation.
45–57
Locate
Name the governing story, protection, motive, expectation, or system and the cost it creates.
57–70
Rehearse
Practice the new response out loud; receive feedback; repeat until the first step is clear and natural.
70–82
Prescribe
Select the practice, calendar it, and identify the witness or environmental support.
82–90
Covenant
State one commitment, one witness, one due date, and one piece of evidence. Rate confidence 0–10; shrink the plan if below 7.
Why the practice can work
Why specific cues matter
Research on implementation intentions found that a concrete “if situation Y, then I will do X” plan improves follow-through by linking a recognizable cue to a chosen response. SLS uses that finding as a practice aid, not a guarantee.
Read the primary source →Gollwitzer & Sheeran (2006), Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 38, 69–119
Thirty-day prescription
Practice until it becomes available under pressure.
Weekly · 20 minutes
Run the Clarity Review: celebrate, close, renegotiate, release, schedule the essential three.
Evidence: A dated list of closed loops and next three priorities.
Within 72 hours
Take the selected reversible step.
Evidence: Message, calendar block, decision note, or completed deliverable.
Care + scope boundary
Clarity is not certainty. For legal, medical, mental-health, financial, or safeguarding decisions, involve the appropriate qualified professional.
Monthly evidence review
Measure formation in real life.
Private reflection
Which open loop is consuming the most invisible attention?
Source lineage
Original SLS facilitation design synthesized from Mike Signorelli’s books and leadership frameworks. Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, used by permission. All rights reserved.