Intent and preparation

Outcome lock

Hold the objective while the conversation develops.

The gapYou begin with a goal and get pulled into tangents, defending, proving, or unrelated detail.

Intent · Habit gap · 15 minutes · on your own

When to use it

Any conversation you expect to become complicated.

The steps

Define the outcome in one sentence.
Write the three most likely distractions: a hard question, a disagreement, an emotional reaction.
Write: my job in this conversation is ______.
Begin.
When it moves away from the objective, pause.
Ask yourself: does this help the outcome I chose?
If yes, continue. If no, redirect.
Finish the conversation.
Write: where did I lose the outcome, what pulled me away, and how did I return?

You know it worked when

You hold the intended outcome even as the conversation gets harder.

What else it works, and why

Presence: Staying anchored to the outcome when pressure or emotion arrives.
Connection: Holding the objective cannot mean ignoring the person; you stay responsive.

Where it goes next

Add disagreement, then interruption, then emotional resistance.

Which drill is yours, in what order and at what dose, is not something a page can tell you. That is what a Discovery Call is for.