Awareness is necessary if we are to change our behavior in a desirable direction. Without awareness planning can be ineffective. Awareness lets us perceive the direction events are moving. If we’re aware of where we are headed we can take appropriate interventions before there is a crisis. On a more optimistic note, awareness also...
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Planning And Goals, From Dog Training To Life
“Making plans and calculating their outcome distinguishes rules of progression as a separate definable part of history.” Andrew Ledford © 2000 –2009 We usually accomplish our goals one step at a time. It’s helpful to plan these steps out in advance. If we have a well defined plan we can execute the steps in...
Effort, Water Shrews, and Economic Disorientation
“We accept that change will take effort and that through the power of progression each little step will take us closer to our destination.” Andrew Ledford © 2000 –2009 Almost all change takes effort, It doesn’t matter if we’re initiating change or responding to it. Change breaks the equilibrium of our daily rituals. We...
Confidence the Foundation of Leadership
Confidence or a belief in oneself is the foundation of leadership and accomplishing our goals. If we don’t believe that we can achieve a goal we probably won’t even try. We must take responsibility for leadership and begin with ourselves. We must first lead our own behavior before we can lead others. From training...
Know Who You Are Know What You Value
Knowing what you value is an important part of knowing who you are. We can observe what an individual values on several levels, from the obvious to the more subtle. An obvious example of value is money, do you value a ten dollar paper promise more than a one dollar paper promise? We can...