In the quest to improve performance we've gone through several useful philosophies about what to manage, specifically we've been told to practice managing: time people projects energy These are all valuable management philosophies but they do not acknowledge the most fundamental practice: the practice of managing commitments. What are commitments? Commitments take several forms e.g. ...
Everybody loves simplification so here are two simple principles you can use in the practice of your life; two principles you must own to get more from life—and by “own” I mean not just understand and explain, but know and act from (without thinking) like an extension of your own mind and body. These principles ...
Today’s equivalent of “The World is Flat” (not the book, but the common belief of pre-Columbus Europe) is that “I Don’t Need Help,” and the implications are just as profound. I see signs of this paradigm every day. People suffer silently for much or all of their lives because they think ...
Now on to some good news (my last post was not so cheerful). I've been working with a company called LightThread to develop a review site for the courses and coaches in personal growth and development. I launched a beta version of the site yesterday and you can read the press release by clicking ...
Imagine you’re the proud Father or Mother of the cutest three year old boy who barely talks, and one day as you’re walking through the mall the little darling starts screaming, “Help me, help me,” to anyone that looks in his direction. My mother related this true story to me the other day ...