Influential U

  • WEEKLY ZOOM SESSIONS

    Knowing and Applying the 13 Steps

    Achieve a Vital Aim
Influential U
Influential U

2025 January 27 - May 12

Mondays | 2-3 PM Pacific

Achieve a Vital Aim

Program Description: "Knowing and Applying the 13 Steps" is an advanced, immersive program offered by Influential U that equips participants to rigorously apply the Influential U 13-Step Methodology to a vital aim within a specific Condition of Life™. This four-month course, led by co-founder Kirkland Tibbels, combines weekly Zoom sessions, LMS-guided exercises, accountability, and a group dashboard to ensure each participant has clarity, structure, and community support in realizing their aims.

Throughout the semester, participants will deepen their understanding of 'Activity' and 'Knowing,' two essential conditions that support the achievement of any meaningful aim. Through in-depth exploration, hands-on assignments, and step-by-step guidance, each participant will work on an individualized aim aligned with one Condition of Life™ and learn how to bring that aim to fruition using the complete 13-Step Methodology.

Commit to a vital aim and achieve it with precision.

Presenter

  • Kirkland Tibbels, Chairman, Influential U

Kirkland Tibbels

Co-founder and Chairman
INFLUENTIAL U

Kirkland Tibbels is a co-founder and Chairman of Influential U, a top-tier business and performance training company. Kirkland is a rare combination of successful entrepreneur, philosopher, and film producer. Kirkland has authored more than 500 papers on the subject, study, and discipline of Transactional Competence™ and the philosophy of Transactionalism – and is a sought-after lecturer at universities, major corporations, and civic organizations worldwide.

Syllabus Overview

MONTH 1

Foundations and Initiation of Aims

WEEK 1
Introduction to the Course & Establishing the Aim

  • Overview of the 13 Steps and the importance of "Knowing" and "Activity"
  • Initial LMS worksheet on articulating a vital aim
  • Homework: Identify the Condition of Life that aligns with the chosen aim

WEEK 2
Step 1 – Articulate Your Aims for Each Condition of Life™

  • Exercise: Setting precise aims within a Condition of Life
  • Group Discussion: Reflect on individual conditions, chosen aims, and vital measures
  • Homework: Draft personal aims in alignment with the Condition of Life

WEEK 3
Step 2 – Evidence the State of Mind of an Ambitious Adult & Prove Fitness

  • Worksheet: Evidence through ‘knowing’ (organizing acts) and prove fit (willingness to act) for the achievement of your vital aim.
  • Accountability: Group dashboard updates
  • Homework: Build your case with evidence and proof - Make your case consequently.

WEEK 4
Step 3 – Demonstrate Accurate Thinking in General Knowledge

  • Activity: Research and expand general knowledge relevant to your aim
  • Group Activity: Share findings and insights in breakout groups
  • Homework: Journal reflection on general knowledge gained

MONTH 2

Development of Accurate Thinking and Specialization

WEEK 5
Step 4 – Demonstrate Accurate Thinking in Specialized Knowledge

  • Exercise: Identify areas requiring specialized knowledge
  • Homework: Develop a learning plan to acquire specialized knowledge

WEEK 6
Step 5 – Identify Personality and Behaving Transactionally™

  • Workshop: Know and practice personal transactional behavior
  • Homework: Inquiry: Analyze recent situations of effective or flawed transactional application

WEEK 7
Step 6 – Articulate Solutions to a Substantial Breakdown

  • Worksheet: Identify breakdowns within your Condition of Life
  • Group Discussion: Share and discuss solutions
  • Homework: MAP or develop proactive strategies for identified breakdowns

WEEK 8
Step 6 & 7 – Specify Ecology and Specify Your Customer

  • Activity: Clarify and define the ecology in which your “customer” (stakeholders, clients, or self) transacts
  • Homework: MAP or develop your (narrative) approach to engaging the specific ecology and articulating the specific customers needs/wants.

MONTH 3

Building Transactional Tools and Applying Concentration

WEEK 9
Step 8 – Invent the Transaction - MAP or Develop a Cycle Outline

  • Worksheet: MAP (COT) or develop the moves and phases of the transaction cycle
  • Homework: Test and modify with teams and/or committed group

WEEK 10
Step 9 & 10 – Levers of Influence, Apply Concentration and Focus

  • Group Activity: Strategies for maintaining concentration focal clarity
  • Homework: Practice concentration techniques and report results

WEEK 11
Step 11 – Build and Expand Influence Ecologies and Cooperation

  • Activity: Identify influence ecologies needed or wanted for the achievement of your aim
  • Homework: MAP or develop PSTI to engage (transact ambitiously) with potential critical ecologies, key individuals & groups, build supporters and nurture networks

WEEK 12
Step 12 – Study the Environment and The Current

  • Worksheet: Analyze the Current environment impacting your aim
  • Group Reflection: Discuss findings on environmental factors

MONTH 4

Finalizing the Transaction Cycle and Reinvention

WEEK 13
Step 13 – Plan for Inquiry and Reinvention

  • Worksheet: PSTI - Establish plans for ongoing assessment and reinvention
  • Homework: Outline future checkpoints for your aim
  • The next semester of “Knowing and Applying the 13 Steps”

WEEK 14
Step 13 – Reviewing and Refining the 13-Step Process

  • Activity: Share progress and insights gained across steps
  • Group Discussion: Celebrate successes and identify growth areas

WEEK 15
Presentations and Next Steps

  • Participant Presentations: Share outcomes and next steps
  • Final Reflections: Reflect on growth, knowledge, and actionable insights

WEEK 16
Closing Session and Program Completion

  • Group Celebration and course feedback
  • LMS worksheet for final reflections and program completion

January

6, 20, 27

February

3, 10, 17, 25

March

3, 10, 17, 24, 31

April

7, 14, 21, 28
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Certification

and Next Steps

Participants completing the program earn a Credly Badge Certification, marking their advanced competence in applying the 13-Step Methodology. Those interested in continuing to refine their aims or exploring new Conditions of Life are encouraged to enroll in the next semester of “Knowing and Applying the 13 Steps,” offered each semester to support continual growth and mastery.

Start the new year with purpose.

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