Flawed assumptions about success? Your thought starter (issue #34)

“...And What Else?”

Newsletter and Thought Starter

Issue No. 34

Success begins by asking the right questions. So why not a newsletter that asks a powerful question: “…and what else?”

Hope these insights pierce through the clutter and create a moment to reflect on your purpose.

First Thoughts

Six Planes Up; Six Planes Down

That’s the success measure for the U.S. Navy Blue Angels**. Clear and measurable.

What enables that success? Trust. Trust across the 150 team members; each working together knowing the part they play to deliver that success. Each team member also understands that they are not representing themselves; they are representing everyone who wore that uniform before them.

Trust—plus clarity, collective results, and team identity.

When you’re flying 18 inches apart what really matters is that everyone knows their part, how to play it, and what it means.

How does your team define success?

** Blue Angels in action

Ten Ways to Waste Your Time This Summer

“Every moment is an opportunity to grow yourself.” Ugh. Growth—it’s a commendable pursuit, and also an exhausting one. I’m a coach and trainer—I support people on their life journey—yet I occasionally think, “Enough! Does every action need to be an explicit exercise to grow ourselves?” Sometimes I want to do nothing—waste my time—and not feel guilty about it.

Question #96: What do you want people to know about you?

What do you do well? What do you sometimes do that you regret later? The more you share about yourself (and your intent) the better people know you, which leads to trust and support.

“Sometimes you have to take a break from being the kind of boss always trying to teach people things. Sometimes you just have to be the boss of dancing.” ― Michael Scott

Explore our leadership (boss dancing) training offerings here.

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Flawed Assumptions

We can be our worst enemy. More precisely, our assumptions can be our worst enemy. Automatic thoughts, bad habits, and disruptive beliefs can limit our effectiveness. A single wayward, second-guessing thought, and blah—we’re done; we’re discouraged; we’ve given up.

Yet, while our thoughts can lead us astray, our thoughts can also rescue us. Try these self-coaching responses to common “flawed assumptions.”

Final Thoughts

Remember the feeling you had the first day after the last day of school?

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