Comments on: Moving From “Wishing” to “Doing”: 5 Keys to Getting Things Done

By: Excellence Tree Journal » Blog Archive » Self-Mastery Tip: Make Good Physical Health Practical

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:55:08 +0000

[...] good health more practical is often awareness of the blocks to doing so. There are all sorts of barriers to engaging in health-promoting activities, from perception of not enough time to feeling low-energy to lack of enjoyment. Identifying these [...]

By: Excellence Tree Journal » Blog Archive » Execution Tip: Think about how to “Overcome Barriers” on your path to Execution Excellence.

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:46:29 +0000

[...] For example, one barrier to the achievement of the SMART Goal “Take out all trash every Wednesday before 9AM” might be: “I hate taking out the trash.” This barrier can be “flipped” into the Objective: “Increase enjoyment in relation to goals I do not initially look forward to achieving,” with a SMART Goal like “Ask my favorite person to come with me when I take out the trash,” or “Listen to enjoyable music while taking out the trash.” The ability to quickly flip barriers into Objectives is a critical skill associated with Execution Excellence. On the other hand, inability to do so is one of the most powerful contributors to the Execution Crisis. For an article outlining some of the most common categories of barriers to Execution Excellence, click here. [...]

By: Excellence Tree Journal » Blog Archive » Reflecting on Your Growth (Plan Tab/Modify Item)

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:25:19 +0000

[...] and modify your goals in accordance with the “5 Keys to Getting Things Done:” http://www.excellencetree.com/journal/79 We’ll have more helpful hints related to this article in upcoming [...]

By: Excellence Tree Journal » Blog Archive » Mission Activation: How to Actually Live Your Mission Statement (Even During Frantic & Uncertain Times)

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:19:28 +0000

[...] If Mission Activation is so great, why are so few Missions actually Activated? This is a great question - and one that is constantly on my mind as I interact with hundreds of people a week who are pursuing their personal and professional goals. This question interested me so much that it was actually the topic of both my Masters Thesis and my Doctoral Dissertation while pursuing my Ph.D. What our research team found was that the difference between those who did things that they knew were good for them and those who simply “wished” they did these things came down to the 5 critical factors. Click here for more on why there is such a large gap between wishing and doing. [...]

By: Excellence Tree Journal » Blog Archive » Creating an “ExcellenceTree”: 6 Steps Toward “Mission Activation”

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:15:15 +0000

[...] To return to the original Mission Activation article, click here. [...]

By: Excellence Tree Journal » "Planting" and ExcellenceTree: A Critical Step in Living a Mission Statement

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:43:47 +0000

[...] about the power of SMART Goals, but rarely “do” SMART Goal development (click here for research on why we often don’t do what we know) and (3) that many leaders are not fully aware of the truly devastating impact of failing to [...]

By: Excellence Tree Online Journal » Creating an "Excellence Tree": 6 Steps Toward "Mission Activation"

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:50:27 +0000

By: Blake Van Marter

Blake Van Marter — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:20:43 +0000

Dr. Higley
i like your self conceptualization on how we must master ourselves to attain any goal in a wish or do view. I believe that one of the strong points I am able to get out of this is that it becomes a chain of events that we must trigger individually. in order to to reach the first factor (motivation to do what we wish to do) we must indeed be able to control what controls us.

the other point that i can get out of this that really struck me, was “outside sources are under the control of outside sources”. when we try to please others, and I do not say it is always bad, we tend to walk away from our self being to change the person we are and fully accept the views of another for self worth. I think of this as when we are Children and do what we are told (beyond cleaning our rooms). I remember when I was small, that I had to go to church, it was what my family did and those beliefs were thrown on me because of those outside sources that had power over me. now that I am grown, I can finally come to the realization that all that power over me, is the amount of power that I give myself. I can chose to be accepting of others terms and conditions, or I can chose to follow my own path with the influence over me that i do so chose to recieve.

This article has been an insight into what i can give myself, and have a sense of self-worth over self-preservation

By: Excellence Tree Journal » Mission Activation: How to Actually Live Your Mission Statement

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:01:09 +0000

[...] If Mission Activation is so great, why are so few Missions actually Activated? This is a great question - and one that is constantly on my mind as I interact with hundreds of people a week who are pursuing their individual and business goals. This question interested me so much that it was actually the topic of both my Masters Thesis and my Doctoral Dissertation while pursuing my Ph.D. at the University of Florida. What our research team found was that the difference between those who did things that they knew were good for them and those who simply “wished” they did these things came down to the 5 critical factors. For more on why we often do not do what we wish we did, click here. [...]

By: Brian Higley

Brian Higley — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:30:49 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and for your comments, Brian. Hope all is well with you and your clients!