Category: Emotional Intelligence
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What I Learned from a Dying Man
What I learned from a dying man Power of Confidential Partnership The world lost a brilliant man last year that most of you reading this don’t know of. Scott Greene was an exceptionally gifted thinker, speaker, leader, and family man. He died of brain cancer in 2018 after serving for over two decades as a minister. Scott…
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Unlocking Potential
Unlocking Potential Power of Confidential Partnership I am typing this newsletter from Maui this morning filled with gratitude. My wife and I are here relaxing with one set of clients who have now become the best of friends. They are celebrating several significant milestones and embarking on professional and personal achievements that were inconceivable when…
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Our Greatest Good
Our Greatest Good That others may prosper If I’ve intended to accomplish one thing in this entire ten-part series it’s this: develop your ability to care for others. This is our greatest good. And specifically, as it relates to achieving your future goals, this is how to keep the joy in your achievement from fading.…
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The Problem with Achievement
The Problem with Achievement Summit Syndrome You just reached a significant goal in life. How come you feel let down? It could be Summit Syndrome. Coined by George D. Parsons and Richard T. Pascale in their Harvard Business Review article, Summit Syndrome describes what happens to high achievers who master a new job or skill, then lose…
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One Small Step for Mankind
Small Steps Big Results Some of you’ve been saying, “These newsletters were so sexy, but what’s up with all this data and mind mapping?” Lighten up, Francis. The world needs both poets AND engineers. Any self-respecting goal-a-holic knows that ROBUST data can radically improve goal achievement of any kind. To read that article, click here.…
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I just want this to mean something
In God We Trust All Others Bring Data* Great coaching takes us places we can’t take ourselves. Last week we added mind mapping into our arsenal of ROBUST tools and gave it props for its unique ability to help us go deeper and wider with plotting big goals. To read that article, click here. We…
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She loves me, She loves me not
Taking someone where they can’t take themselves For goal geeks who love using maps, tools or technology to achieve big goals, I mentioned last time that mind mapping is a ROBUST dimension to add to your approach. To read that article, click here. I had the privilege of coaching my wife to complete her first…
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Impossible to Fail
Over-the-Top Attention goal freaks: this should blow your mind! But first, I mentioned last time how powerful it is when we connect positive emotions to goal setting and then find a way for someone else to benefit after we achieve them. To read that article, click here. If you’re not into drilling deep down into…
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Making your Goals Stick
We all love the concept of going “all in”. But BEFORE we do, using tools like the S.M.A.R.T.E.R. template will get us dialed in like a laser and really improve goal setting and achievement. To read that article, click here. I mentioned last time that in addition to Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Timebound —…
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Before you go All In, Dial It In
Dial it in GO BIG OR GO HOME! We all love the concept of going “all in”. But when it comes to setting and achieving your goals, you gotta know who or what you’re up against. One really cool way to help that is Benchmarking. Benchmarking improves goal achievement by creating the right comparisons. To…