I’ve recently heard Reset used in two contexts and I think we can learn from both. The first was in the inspiring story of a war veteran returning without his legs. Asked what was next for him he essentially said “I’m going to Reset my goals and continue to do the best I can everyday, [...]
Source: pasma Lao-Tse the Chinese philosopher said “What’s in the way is the way”. I learned about this idea when I saw Dr. Peter Jensen talking about his terrific new book Igniting the Third Factor. When you’re chasing an objective you’ll move forwards as you discover and overcome challenges you face. Some challenges will be [...]
Get the help of others who are more experienced or a coach to help you evaluate things that are important to you. These could be future events, potential outcomes and complicated matters. Enrol people with special knowledge who can illuminate the topic and inform you as needed.
Seek support. One of the very best ways to cope with a stressful environment is to reach out to others and nurture connections you have. Focused vision, as if we had blinkers on, are a natural response to stress. Blinkers are good when we need to focus but bad when we need to be creative. [...]
As coaches we often will help a client script what they want to say in an upcoming discussion. It’s a lot better to know in advance what you want to say then it is to have an ‘ahah’ moment when it’s too late. The way to work on a script is to work backwards from [...]
Do you have someone to remind you that “you can do it” when you’re up against a hurdle. If not it would be worthwhile to find someone. Most people have a natural and evolutionary survival skill of cautiousness. Not surprisingly our ancestors who were less careful have fewer descendents.
If you’re have a plan to reach a goal in the future make a list of what will be different when you reach that goal. Then create separate plans to achieve each of the differences. This Chunking Down of your goals will make them easier to work on achieve. For example if you’re self employed [...]
