Feeling Rudderless?
Achieving anything meaningful requires both a clear desire for something new and a complete acceptance of whatever is happening now. Anything else leaves us rudderless. …
goals
Come At Your Goals from Above
If singers try to hit a very high note by reaching up with their voices, they will likely stretch, squeeze, and strain. They are afraid that …
Sometimes We Need a Goals Shortcut
We have much more success at work and home when we are definite about what we want. Most people and their organizations are rather indefinite. …
Need I Ask Which Way?
“This needs to happen so I am going to worry/push/avoid/hope/drive hard to make it happen. Then I’ll be safe/happy/connected/abundant/free.” Or… “I want a work- and …
Why Concrete Goals are Better than Specific Goals
They tell us that we should set goals that are specific. But if we shoot for ‘specific’, we may end up with ‘detailed’. And detailed …
Your Secret Dream
Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Sometimes, we avoid saying what we really want at work and …
Why Bother with a Business Plan?
What’s the value of a business plan? It’s not the plan. All plans quickly become out of date from the moment we write them. No, …
A Cure-All
There is a cure that is good for reducing unsightly politics, itchy inaction, painful apathy, and embarrassing turnover. It is also good for vigorously increasing …
Has Success Eluded You at All?
Past performance is not an indicator of future results. That success may have eluded us in the past is no indication that we will not …
What It Means When They Aren’t Getting Stuff Done
That they are not getting valuable stuff done (or are just doing the wrong things) is a sure sign that we haven’t done our job …