September 15th, 2008

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

by Dr. Brian Higley

I’m often told that people fall into 2 categories: “wishers” and “doers.” Individuals who tell me this are often surprised to hear my response: that my experience and research indicates that this is almost always absolutely untrue! My conclusion may seem counter-intuitive at first, but I recently conducted a scientific study on this topic and found some very interesting results that might be helpful to both your business and your personal life.

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May 24th, 2008

Habit Support the Key to Change: Lessons from Fat School

by Dr. Brian J. Mistler

“You are what you repeatedly do; Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” - Aristotle

Indeed.

Another of my favorite thinkers, Rick Maurer, recently posted on this same topic after reading an article in the Washington Post about “Fat School”. Rick is another national consultant with some outstanding ideas. He’s also, like me, influenced strongly by Gestalt principle of change. If you haven’t checked out Rick’s blog Change Management News: Change Without Migraines ™ you should. Here’s Rick’s post:

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February 17th, 2008

Possibility vs. Desirability: Picking The Right Swiss Army Knife

by Dr. Brian J. Mistler

The Ultimate Swiss Army Knife

Do you own a swiss army knife or know someone who does?  They’re a great tool, because they can do lots and lots of things.  Check out this swiss army kife. How neat is this?!#@  It’s fun just thinking about all the things this can do.  I love the newest electronic inventions and cool contraptions.   My wife would tell you the name Brian Mistler may actually be Latin “lover-of-gadgets”.  Maybe you share my affection for new toys and power tools.   And maybe, if you had a chance to pick up one of these, you would jump at it, and throw your little 9 feature knife away in a heartbeat…?  But, that could be a big a mistake.

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January 28th, 2008

Some Thoughts On Job (and Life) Satisfaction

by Dr. Brian Higley

One of my favorite areas of research is job and life satisfaction - and how business leaders can structure their team to be both profitable financially and to enhance the lives of the individuals making up the team at the same time.  I recently came across some thoughts on the components of a satisfied life and thought I’d share some of my views on how these components can enhance both your life and your organization.

I was reading about a theory of life satisfaction that made the claim that, in essence, all people want 3 things from life: (1) to be, (2) to know and (3) to enjoy.  As I thought about all of the journal articles I’ve read, experts I’ve spoken with, and experiences I’ve had in my 15 years in this field, this sounded like a pretty reasonable claim to me.  So, I began to think a lot about these three categories and how they might relate to not only a better life, but also a better team and/or business.

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April 12th, 2007

How to Actually “Do” Self-Mastery

by Dr. Brian Higley

I’m actually not going to write anything about Self-Mastery here.  Before you click away from this article in disgust, let me first tell you why I’m not writing about it and what I’m doing instead.  I’ve heard so many leaders say “I know, I know” when someone recommends consistently prioritizing their goals and activities - and continuously fail to do consistent prioritization - that I’ve learned that writing/talking about it isn’t all that helpful to anyone.

So, instead of writing/talking about it more, our team has created a system to assist leaders in actually doing the things that will help them to increase their Self-Mastery. We call this the “Self-Mastery Boost Support System (SBSS).”  For a free sample of the first 15-minute assessment in this system, click here and follow the instructions carefully.

To learn more about this system, feel free to contact me at BrianH@TBB2Excellence.com.

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