Posts from ‘February, 2009’

The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index over the last year shows that there has been 20% increase in the number of Americans struggling or suffering in this economy.  This is probably a low estimate of the true number of people struggling or suffering today because the index asks people to rate their current situation and their expectations [...]

During the last several months, we have all experienced how life can get in the way.  It can be very challenging and lead to many negative emotions and situations. Yet, this is just a short span of our total lifetime.  We can use these challenges to help us elevate our capacity and improve our skills [...]

One universal truth that applies to all circumstances and situations is “what you focus on expands.”  Thus, it is important that you focus on “thriving” and not the “tough times.”
You might resist and say “how can I focus on thriving when I am struggling to survive?”  You can focus on “surviving” and it will certainly [...]

Commands, directions, recipes, checklists, and rules direct the conscious mind but questions and affirmations influence both the conscious and subconscious mind.  When you ask the right questions, you tap your full capacity to get the right answers.
The first question you need to ask yourself and the people around you during these tough times is:
“How am [...]

Only when you have future focus and use future pull can you leapfrog your challenges.  Otherwise, the best you can do is to fully meet your challenges head on.  You will always be moving uphill when you use this approach.
There are many peer or forum groups formed all the time to bring a group of [...]

With personal and professional morale at all time lows, what can we do to thrive during these tough times?  Well, you can address one of the 3 universal, critical constraints holding you back.  One of these constraints exists in every case where an individual, team, or organization is struggling and not achieving its potential. 
Eli Goldratt [...]

Long-term Strategic Planning is a thing of the past. At least it is in the form that it took in the 20th Century. Many of the components of a long-term strategic plan are still important and relevant today but some aspects of the 20th Century strategic planning process are now antiqued. The strategic planning process [...]

Two recent scientific studies have shown the importance of the presence of HAPPINESS in your social network and HOPE in your actions, if you are going to thrive.
The first study was a longitudinal study of 4,739 people and concluded the people’s HAPPINESS depends on the HAPPINESS of others with whom they connected. In fact, [...]