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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...
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...
One Small Step
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...
In God We Trust
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...