Do you have ‘rules you live by’? Have you noticed how sometimes your greatest strength is also a weakness? Are you ever frustrated by a conflict between what you want to do and what you need to do? The nature of results Why is it that some things in this world happen reliably, as if […]
Every quarter I set new 3 and 12 month personal and business goals. These are the results of my business goals over the last quarter. Personal results are in next week’s post. I’ll share next quarter’s goals in the first 2 weeks of net month. 2Q Summary Overall, I met 9% of the goals I […]
If you’re committed to great results via new results or outcomes (innovation), it becomes necessary to learn new techniques, then develop them into skills and habits. The foundation of this kind of self development is continuous improvement through applied learning and memory. The primary difficulty in learning new skills and habits is … we must overcome […]
In People lesson 1, we discussed the primary roles on an innovation team. Now we’ll turn to discussion of who should be on your team, and some thoughts on how to build a team. Build team “When you expand your team, you can expand your results.” Dylan Cornelius For example, you expanded your team when […]
How do our vision and planning tools work? The vision and planning exercises in our courses and programs combine elements of three powerful tools to support you in finding your most creative and accurate self-expression. First, Visualize Visualization is a tool my grade school swim coach, Mr. Jim Griffin, taught his swimmers to literally see […]
When you find purpose, you begin to build a bridge to the future you want. “Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.” Washington Irving “When you establish a destination by defining what you want, then take physical action by making choices that move you towards that destination, the possibility for success is limitless and arrival […]
By age 20, my mom was a single, working mom with 2 kids. In her family, and in the world at that time, that was a terribly difficult situation. She is a strong woman. My dad is a general contractor who started his career as a bricklayer in the local mason’s union. He is a […]
Until I found my purpose in life, my life wasn’t really working. I was passed over for promotions four times in three years. Every time, a peer became my boss. My wife hated me. Whatever I did, it just made things worse. My brother told me I’d been complaining about for five years: “Do something […]
In my late thirties, I was scared healthy as I watched my grandparents die of strokes and heart attacks. As I took my journey to fitness [1], I’ve become better informed about the links between lifestyle choices, health, and mortality. I’ll use some elements of this journey as a case study for delivering great results. […]
