4February2010
Posted by Moss under: Working Successfully with Others.
Sooner or later you will want to either kill your partner, leave without warning, or just blow up the enterprise. Sometimes you will feel focused, energized, directed, or enthusiastic. You and your partner are connected in a great initiative. Other times you will feel confused, exhausted, or depressed. You and your partner are in the pits.
Demands may come at you one after the other like ocean waves pounding at a ships hull. You may feel like everything is about to capsize. Well, guess what, you’re not invincible or indestructible. At some point you will break down and become an impaired partner. You will be overstressed and burnt out. At this point, there may not be recovery time. You or your partnership will be in danger of self destruction. Read the rest of this entry »
2February2010
Posted by Moss under: Business.
Most people struggle with time, especially time management: Making lists, prioritizing, efficiency, and dealing with urgencies. The promise of technology was to free us up to have more time. Unfortunately, the average American worker has lost almost a month of leisure time during the last decade. Many of us feel like we are always “catching up.”
Time passes quickly. What do you have to show for the decade of time you have already used up? Have you achieved your heart’s desires in your work? Marriage? Wealth? Relationships? Health? Personal development? Are your spending too much time “catching up?”
You and your partner spend a lot of time together. You might consider thinking about time differently than only time management or becoming more efficient. Try reflecting on how your past, present, and future are interconnected.
Past Time: Your challenges and victories. Your mistakes and failures. What you have learned. Your mentors and teachers. Your traditions.
Present Time: Today’s current reality. Today’s challenges and opportunities. Today’s call to action. Today’s health of your partnership.
Future Time: Desired results 5-10 years from now. Creating a future that inspires your partnership. Reconnecting to your partnership vision.
Bottom Line
- The past, present, and future all define you and your partnership.
- Appreciate the past.
- Align your present actions with your future goals.
- Let your imagination, dreams, and intentions guide you and you partner’s future.
28January2010
Posted by Moss under: Working Successfully with Others.
As a runner, I never won a cross-country race. My high school team, though, would usually take first or second place in the state championships. What created the victory was the collective team performance of our top 5 runners.
Our coach’s strategy was to track each of our best times and encourage us to improve our personal best each race. He never compared any of us to our lead runner. As long as each of us focused on doing our individual best and contributed to the team effort, our team won.
As a partner, are you competing against your partner? Read the rest of this entry »
