When seeking to move something, you have to know where it is, as well as where it should be, so you can apply a force in the correct direction. You need to understand the starting point, the force vector, and the end goal. The same principle guides personal change. Whether you’re trying to move someone else or yourself – you must understand the starting point before you apply a force. Otherwise you will, without a shadow of a doubt, miss the mark....
To Make A Difference To make a difference, you have to do something different. To effectively do something different, you have to be different. Some work hard to decide how they’ll make a difference in the world. Some spend years on “discovering themselves”. Both are exercises in developing an identity from where change can spring. Gandhi touches the truth: If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change....
If my incoming task list is growing faster than I can clear it, I have an input control problem. Inversely, if I can clear my tasks faster than they arrive, I can set aside time to develop effective systems and execution strategies. The heuristic to look for: Empty Desk. Proverbial desk. Is the inbox growing? Tighten the input controls. Practice the art of the deflector shield. Or suffer. The slow and steady spread of mess from surface to surface....
If my incoming task list is growing faster than I can clear it, I have an input control problem. Inversely, if I can clear my tasks faster than they arrive, I can set aside time to develop effective systems and execution strategies. The heuristic to look for: Empty Desk. Proverbial desk. Is the inbox growing? Tighten the input controls. Practice the art of the deflector shield. Or suffer. The slow and steady spread of mess from surface to surface....
Feelings are much like waves, we can’t stop them from coming but we can choose which one to surf. Jonatan Mårtensson Every day is another chance to look anew into life and be moved. Ride the highs and dodge the lows. But most important – be moved. When you look into another’s eyes, feel the cold wind bite, feel alive in the world; what an experience to have – what a chance to feel....