Welcome to this edition of Monday Magic. I have been flat out amazed and awed by some of the different ways that leaders and coaches have for developing a focus for their new year without setting the usual plain-old resolutions. While it’s a little late to be talking about resolutions, these seem to me some excellent ways to reframe possibilities, push creativity, or get unstuck. As I work with coaching clients throughout the year, I’ll reach into my toolbox for these occasionally.
Stimulation. Pamela Slim has a great list of 10 ways to stimulate the economy. They are also great ways to break out of a funk.
Unstupid Goals. I did not make this up. Naomi Dunford has a series of posts on goal setting and the first one is about making unstupid goals. CAUTION: Naomi uses colorful language and the occasional F-bomb. Please don’t read if if you might be offended. Otherwsie, check it out. She makes great sense and puts a smile on your face at the same time.
Detect Your Passion. The Detroit Free Press carried an article about finding a new career. The question that made me take notice was a simple one, “What are you working on at 3:00 a.m.?” It’s a great start to detecting your best future.
Pick Three Words. Chris Brogan has a great rationale for picking three words to help maintain your focus for the year. Read about his and then pick yours. (Send an email to neil@dswa.org if you want to hear mine.)
Seven Questions. Michael Hyatt wrote this article with seven questions to reflect on your past year. While you can do that, I preferred to use them as questions about my upcoming year. For example, his first question is “If the last year were a movie of your life, what would the genre be?” What movie genre would you pick for 2010? (Send an email to neil@dswa.org if you want to hear mine.)
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About the Author: Neil Phillips is Director of the DSWA Coach Excellence program and founding partner of Team Connections. Get more from Neil on his Direct Selling Notebook and Twitter.
