It’s a question that, in some form, we often ask. What will it take to do something, have something, be something? What will it take to have more of something, less of something, or be done with it altogether? What will it take? Do I have it? When I stopped to really consider where I have succeeded in attaining a goal and where it has alluded me, I found that there were five things that have made a significant difference. A few of them surprised me, but as they say, success leaves ... Read More » about Do you have what it takes?
Possibilities & Perspective
Resiliency: Creating perspective with gratitude
Nothing challenges our beliefs like pain. Whether physical, mental, or emotional, when pain strikes, all bets are off when it comes to what we might have expected in our responses. That is why it’s crucial for us to have a tool to create context and perspective for those moments. That tool is gratitude. You cannot be stressed and genuinely grateful at the same time. You cannot be angry and grateful at the same time. They are counter-intuitive emotions. It can be hard to find ... Read More » about Resiliency: Creating perspective with gratitude
Prioritizing what’s next: Asking the other questions
Recently, I have found my focus shifting more strategically to what is next as I consider plans and priorities. Perhaps you find yourself here as well. A productive practice to consider is integrating what I call the other question into our thought processes. I’m always intrigued by inverse statements and questions. There is always another one there. What we are considering is a fundamental practice for experiencing the full range of possibility thinking. We must be able to consider ... Read More » about Prioritizing what’s next: Asking the other questions
Stop, Pause, or Continue? Get the questions right for the answer.
Has this ever happened to you? You had to take a break from something – fully intending to go back to it – but somehow never did. You did not mean to abandon the project, but in the end, that is what happened. If so, you are not alone. Recently, I had to make some decisions about things in my life and work, and there were some that I was not ready to just stop. But other priorities had to take precedence, so I had to make a choice. Even as I was putting some things on hold, in my heart, I ... Read More » about Stop, Pause, or Continue? Get the questions right for the answer.
Rethink productivity: Balancing your list with your life.
Everything we have or do depends on one or more of these three resources: Time – Money – Energy It is easy to miscalculate their priority if we don’t understand one essential fact: Only one of these resources is actually limited. The other two can and are continuously replenished and remain available to us in far greater quantities than we can even imagine. Only one resource is universally finite: Time. Coming to terms with time being the most precious resource I will ... Read More » about Rethink productivity: Balancing your list with your life.
The Myth of Indecision
Do you struggle with making decisions? I didn’t consider myself particularly challenged in this area until some significant and disruptive changes occurred. I began to second-guess myself at every turn. I doubted my ability to make good choices, even small ones. After all, some I had made certainly didn’t seem to be working out as planned. Indecision started settling over me and, with that, a marked loss of confidence. In very short order I recognized that there is a definite myth when ... Read More » about The Myth of Indecision
