How enthusiastic are you as you go about your day? Here are a few commitment-related posts you may have missed. Click on the Quote to read the full message:
“Though you can love what you do not master, you cannot master what you do not love.”
“Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.”
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Today’s quote got me thinking about teamwork and Patrick Lencioni’s book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. In this leadership fable, Lencioni tells the story of an imaginary technology company struggling to grow and secure new customers.
Three key take-aways from this book will almost certainly make today’s quote true. In most cases, if the group of individuals does not demonstrate these characteristics, there may be good reason for going it alone:
How and where can you foster enhanced teamwork to optimize the collective smarts of the groups with which you work?
Over the past few weeks I learned about a new book by Cal Newport titled Deep Work—Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World.
In this timely book, Cal shares his formula for high productivity:
High quality work produced = (time spent X intensity of focus)
Take a moment to examine your typical work day with regard to this equation.
Where does your time go?
How much intensity do you focus on each of your important and unimportant tasks?
How and in what ways would blocking out larger chunks of quality time when you are operating at optimal intensity increase your productivity today?
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I am in the final stages of working on a chapter on Personal Mastery for a new book. Wikipedia is among the variety of resources I’ve used to research this topic.
Learning about the lives of current and past masters is so easy when all we have to do is enter a few keystrokes into a search engine.
Today’s quote, however, challenges us to examine our personal and professional journeys to see what significant or even remarkable progress we wish to make today and in the future.
As a playful experiment, write out a draft Wikipedia post on yourself for today, a year from now, and perhaps 5 to 10 years in the future.
What added content would you like other people to contribute to this open-source profile on you and your life?
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In late February, my wife Wendy took a week to visit her friends in Florida and I stayed back here in Michigan to hold down the fort. Although I missed her dearly and we talked often, I became very aware of a different life rhythm, and other experiences not previously observed in our normal routines.
Miracles I noticed and am grateful for include:
Feel free to reply to this post regarding some of the small and not so small miracles you observe today.
What are you determined to do or change? Here are a few determination-related posts you may have missed. Click on the Quote to read the full message:
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When I started my coaching career many years ago, my wife Wendy gave me the gift of a customized license plate that reads “I Coach.” Over the years it has become a conversation starter, with people often asking me what sport I coach.
This leads to a discussion of my role as a business and personal coach. Recently, I noticed that in all these years I have never coached a professional or even top amateur athlete.
This means that there have also been no actual mountain climbers, but we all climb metaphorical mountains every day. Surprisingly, the bigger and more daunting the climb, the more satisfied and rewarded we feel when we reach the summit.
What challenging projects or goals are you pursuing these days? How can you more fully experience the growth satisfaction along the way as well as the wonderful views when you reach the top?
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Imagine you are able to visit a planet on the other side of the Milky Way, or perhaps in an entirely different galaxy, that has intelligent life.
Upon landing on this planet—which contains all that you need to support life—you meet an unusual human-like creature with three sets of ears.
The first set is like ours, which conveys messages to our brains.
The second set is connected to the being’s heart, and the third to their gut.
Considered the expanded nature of this creature’s ability to perceive their worlds deeply, and more completely.
What extraordinary messages would they receive, and what capacities would this ability provide?
How can you more fully access your soul by tapping into the quiet or silent messages that can only be perceived through your heart and gut?
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Most of us are familiar with the stories of prospectors digging for gold or other precious gems, and know that these valuable resources are rarely found at the surface. We must dig deep into the earth to claim them.
The same is true if we wish to reap the rich rewards of deep and meaningful relationships with friends, family, and colleagues. Scratching the surface with limited attention virtually never creates the respectful, trusting, and soulfully satisfying relationships we all desire.
Where and with whom can you explore and pursue a deeper, more meaningful relationship in either your personal or professional life?
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Those who have been following The Quotable Coach for some time already have a mental “time machine,” and have taken various trips into the past and future. If you have not yet built your imaginary time machine, take a moment to do so now.
Today’s trip takes you back in time to visit the friends, family, teachers, mentors, and coaches who have made a positive and lasting difference in your life.
Examine the way in which they were “there for you,” guiding, supporting, and even providing tough love to help you discover and pursue your destiny.
Should any of these people still be around, find a way to acknowledge and thank them for the difference they made in your life.
Where can you play a similar role to support a special person in your personal or professional world?