Posts Tagged ‘alignment’

Waiting for the green light

When we become curious about what happens around us and how our lives are influenced by the environment we begin to notice patterns. When we can notice patterns unfolding in advance we are more likely to put ourselves in the right place at the right moment to achieve the results we want. This is one…

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Spinning vs turning

Spinning on a stationary bike is inherently rapid. It requires effort even at the lowest levels of resistance and is arguably worth the time spent doing it. On the other hand, sitting on a bike and slowly turning the pedals while watching TV, and then logging it as exercise, is deceptive and hazardous. Hazardous to…

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Alignment is efficiency.

Efficiency is conserving resources while achieving a result. Of our resources, time is the most fixed. So how are you aligning the rest of your energy, money, relationships, experiences, and skillsets? Are you… investing vs spending money? investing vs exerting energy? investing in vs having relationships? Investing resources that achieve an outcome that serves other…

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Measure twice, serve once.

1) What is your vision? 2) What is the vision of those you want to help? How can you align the two so that every one of your actions contributes to both? Those that contribute the most don’t contribute more than others. They align their contributions so that their contributions to others contribute to their…

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Dear FedEx guy

You and I have been together for years. It’s been a good run. I’d even be willing to keep growing together, but I feel nervous that we’re on the rocks. If we’re going to make this work, I have a request that you must consider. It’s a small thing, but it would mean a lot…

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Are you the convex or the concave?

Two bones articulate to form a joint. Each of them is shaped to accommodate the other and to allow the movement that the joint is designed for. In most joints, the end of one bone is convex and the end of the other is concave. Neither the convex nor the concave is the right or…

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The short and long games

The short game will cause noticeable change before your very eyes. And as soon as your eyes are averted, the change will often snap right back to it’s original state. The long game boils a frog one degree at a time and your life is shaped one action at a time. If you align your…

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Open water swimming

When you 1st learn to swim in open water, you have to lift your head up to look for your marker every couple of strokes. If you don’t you will end up swimming in a huge “S” and significantly increasing the distance that you swim. While looking up to find your mark saves on distance,…

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The point of the game

If your goal is to get someone to do something that doesn’t serve them for your own personal gain then every time you win, you both lose. You may win a point, but that’s not the point of the game. You lose integrity. They lose trust in humanity. Instead of putting effort into manipulating people…

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The hierarchy of mastery

Like progressing through Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs toward self- actualization, a professional ascends a hierarchy of skillsets on their way toward creating their works of art, sharing their masterpieces, or delivering their unparalleled service. As it goes with Maslow’s needs, mastery of the lower fundamental levels unlocks and sustains possibility to perform at higher…

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