Level 8 Completion Checklist

Level 8 has covered six units of material. Leverage. Flow environments. Teaching and transmission. Expanding influence. Building for legacy. Networks and community.

That’s a lot. And the question now isn’t whether you covered it. It’s whether it’s working.

Go through this checklist honestly. Not aspirationally. Based on what’s true right now.

The Checklist

For each item below, mark it as yes, in progress, or not yet. Be ruthless. “In progress” means you’ve taken real action and can show evidence. “Not yet” means it hasn’t started, no matter how much you’ve thought about it.

Leverage (Unit 1)

• Not doing everything yourself — genuinely letting go of tasks others could do
• Delegation producing real results that meet your standards
• Systems working without your daily presence
• Multiple leverage types active: people, systems, technology, structure

Flow Environments (Unit 2)

• People working with you have clear, specific goals
• Feedback systems functioning without your constant involvement
• Challenge matched to skill for each person on your team
• Working ON the business more than IN it

Teaching & Transmission (Unit 3)

• Teaching what you know in a systematic, repeatable way
• Creating conditions for others’ success beyond just giving instructions
• Knowledge and capability transferring to other people

Expanding Influence (Unit 4)

• Connected to groups freely, without old weight blocking engagement
• Work serves life domains larger than self and family
• Sphere of care has genuinely expanded

Building for Legacy (Unit 5)

• Building transferable value that exists independent of you
• Succession planning in place with named people and real timelines
• Networks amplifying your reach with strategic value

Networks & Completion (Unit 6)

• Engaged with community in an ongoing, contributing way
• Network practice is a regular habit, not a sporadic effort

How to Read Your Results

Count your genuine “yes” answers. Divide by total items. That’s your completion percentage.

Above 80%: Level 8 is internalized. The remaining items are refinement work, not fundamental gaps.

60-80%: Strong progress with specific areas to strengthen. You can start Level 9 while continuing to develop these areas.

Below 60%: Significant work remains. Consider spending more time at Level 8. Level 9 assumes these capabilities are functioning, not theoretical.

The percentage matters less than the pattern. Where are your yeses clustered? Where are the gaps? The pattern tells you where your development edge is.

Today’s Practice

Go through every checklist item. Write your honest assessment for each one.

Calculate your completion percentage.

For every item below “yes,” write down the single next action that would move it forward. Not a plan. One action. The thing you’d do this week if you were committed to closing that gap.

Then look at the full picture. What’s your overall Level 8 status? What’s the biggest gap? What’s the strongest area? Where do you go from here?

This isn’t judgment. It’s navigation. You need to know where you are to decide where to go next.