Trailhead Thoughts
“Success by design is infinitely better than a win by chance.”
- Om Swami
Trail Map - Learn. Think. Act. ™
Designing for Success
Intentional design can create impactful experiences, guide purposeful actions, and drive outcomes.
📚Learn
Design is more than aesthetics - it’s about intention and functionality. When you design with purpose, you create solutions that serve specific needs and drive success. Effective design begins with clarity about where you’re headed and what stands in your way.
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🤔Think
Are you designing your life, work or projects with intention.
Do you know where you want to go, do you know your objective?
Can you clearly identify your starting point (“A”)?
What obstacles or opportunities might shape your path?
Design isn’t just about getting things done; it’s about doing the right things, step by step, with purpose.
💪 Act
Visualize Success: Define what “B” looks like for your goal. Write it down.
Assess Your Starting Point: Understand where you are right now (your “A".”)
Map the Journey: Identify key milestones (A1, A2…) and tackle them incrementally.
Refine the Process: Regularly review and adjust your path as needed.
Start today: Choose one area of your life or work to redesign for success.
Beyond the Trailhead
Design with Intention
When most people hear “design,” they think logos, colors, or visuals. But design is so much bigger than that. Design is about intention. It’s how we build systems, experiences, and even habits that move us from where we are to where we want to be.
The challenge? Many of us start walking without ever checking the map. We’re busy, we’re in motion, but we’re not always moving in the right direction. That’s where intentional design comes in.
When you design your work (or your life) with clarity, you give yourself three gifts:
Purpose - You know where you’re headed.
Perspective - you understand your starting point and what obstacles might pop up.
Progress - you break the journey into smaller steps so that you can actually move forward.
Think about your current “trail.” Are you intentionally designing it, or just reacting to what’s in front of you? Have you clearly defined your “B” - what success looks like for you? And just as important, are you being honest about your “A” - where you’re standing right now?
Design isn’t about making things look nice. It’s about making things work. With intention. Step-by-step, until you reach the summit.
Voices from the Trail
Meet Mike – founder of Find My Catalyst
Leadership always starts with self. Only then can you enable and empower others. In this episode, Mike shares practical strategies for creating clarity through objectives, timelines, and processes so that teams can thrive.
The reminder is simple but powerful: when people are fired up about their work, results follow.
Listen to this episode on Spotify
Hitting the Trail
We’re lacing up and heading out. Here’s where Catalyst will be in the coming weeks. Join us on the path and be part of the conversation.
It’s time to plan for and book your keynote speakers for your early 2026 events. If you are looking for a speaker who has expertise in leadership, customer success, or sales, check out Mike’s speaking page.
That’s it for this week.
Keep putting one intentional step in front of the other - the view gets better and better as you climb.
Growth is an ecosystem and ecosystems thrive when connected. Share Find My Catalyst with someone who could use a little clarity, strategy, and momentum this week.
The Find My Catalyst Team