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From the far side of the world came a gift

The 2016 US Olympic trials began a few days ago. Watching as much as possible.

Longer than normal post…

A principle is a principle and in no case can it be watered down because of our incapacity to live it in practice. – Mahatma Gandhi

From the other side of the world yesterday in response to this post.

Blog comment:

“Sounds very similar to counseling. There are those who want to “fix” other’s “problems” and there are those who want to teach others skills to lead a fulfilling life.

On the approach/avoidance continuum, there are those who avoid problems or failures and there are those that approach success and new situations. Work to win versus work to avoid losing.

You are teaching the principles needed to approach world-class organizational culture rather than fixing the problems to avoid them in the future, right? Approach success rather than avoid losing?”

My response:

“Greetings from the other side of the world. Yes, and…

In teaching irrefutable, foundational principles, problems start fixing themselves.

It’s as simple as modifying a sedentary, eat-whatever-i-want lifestyle. Replacing a poor diet with a healthier one. It’s transforming from inactive to consistently active. From these two intentional choices, physical wellness will slowly begin to happen as a result.

Thank you for commenting. You actually reinforced something that i needed to hear today.”

Gandhi went on to say:

“We have to strive to achieve it, and the striving should be continuous, deliberate and hard.”

Note: an additional email response to the conversation from Stephanie…

“It’s interesting because there is a major difference in the amount of effort exerted depending on the perspective taken. A client wanting to fix problems, an athlete not wanting to come in last, or a student wanting to not fail a course looks a lot different from a client wanting to gain control of his/her life, an athlete wanting to win, or a student wanting to put his/her best work forward. Same goes for the counselor, coach, or educator (all of these are the exact same role in my opinion). There is a difference in energy expended when you work to teach someone how (s)he can be his/her best self every day versus how (s)he can avoid being his/her worst self every day. It seems like one of the greatest challenges is finding a cohesive match to work with.

Thanks for the reply! Enjoy track and field trials as well!”

Thank you Stephanie Young for exposing me to the avoidance/approach continuum concept.

More Gandhi quotes.

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.doing .differently

Sanibel Island map — Travel time approximately four hours. Here’s the final hour and our approach to .doing .differently

.doing .differently

.think .differently is the catalyst for transformation.

Everyone knows you can’t expect different habits to manifest themselves without changing behavior.

Behavior only changes when we have reasons we believe are in our best interests to change.

And even then, the unspoken challenge is that codependency could be invisible and and pervasive.

Think about it.

Comfort and predictability is an awfully compelling excuse not to take risks.

Taking risks is risky.

So is playing it safe.

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

Operating within a culture of urgency, we’ll never have time to address this

A few days ago as we were passing through town.

Being “Goofy” in our hometown.

We love the design of our hometown.

Lots of special places in our hometown…many of them only known to the long-timers.

We love the attention to detail that is invisible to outsiders.

What?

Red, black, and yellow is an easy reminder for a very famous fellow.

Disney’s secret to delivering world-class customer service all day, everyday revolves around a simple concept:

Exceed expectations by paying attention to all the details.

In film-making vernacular, from the long-shot to the close-up…everything should be amazing.

If every detail doesn’t matter in your business, who decides, and how, which details aren’t worth it?

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

This website is about our career health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my home health website, click here.

Organizational hygiene

Organizational hygiene is the deliberate act of making hard decisions, early and consistently, to prevent chaos from becoming the norm.

Hygiene rarely pays off short term. It’s always the work of an intentional organization, caring enough about the future to do something important every day this week.

And the week after that, etc.

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

This website is about our career health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my home health website, click here.

Of course it’s a lot of money

The price to hire a world-class speaker?

Of course it’s a lot of money.

Simple law of attraction.

Quality and price are inexplicably linked, with rare exceptions.

Common sense isn’t common, again, with rare exceptions.

If it was common, there would be more thriving organizations in the world.

Knowing the theories isn’t enough to be world class.

Common sense is easily and abundantly accessible.

Why so much struggle?

Why so few solutions?

i fix this.

You get what you pay for, no?

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

This website is about our career health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my home health website, click here.