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To say the last several weeks here in the hospital have been challenging might be an understatement. I’m sure my wife, Michelle, and my family thought I was worse than I did. Despite a lack of energy at times I still found time to work my routine and enjoy my passion for working with my clients.
Topics: Acute Myeloid Luekemia, Strategic Discipline, One Thing, Stockdale Paradox, routine, Michelle Wick
Freedom. It’s what almost everyone wants, whether it’s your staff, leadership team or you.
Topics: Acute Myeloid Luekemia, Strategic Discipline, One Thing, Organizational Health
Those of you who read A Lesson from Good To Great Stockdale Paradox – 3rd Biopsy Results know the results from my third biopsy were not what I’d hoped. Thursday evening late I got more bad news about the results from my fourth biopsy. What the doctors had hoped would happen, the good blood cells would return faster and denser than the leukemia did not occur. In fact the mass in my bone marrow increased to 20%, however the Leukemia cells (blast) increased from 71% of the cells to 82%.
Topics: Acute Myeloid Luekemia, Strategic Discipline, One Thing, Mastering the Rockefeller Habits, The Inside Advantage, strategy, Stockdale Paradox, Mono Somy 7
Measuring results isn’t always easy. Let’s take my situation here in the hospital. The nurses, physicians and support team are all surprised and amazed at my health and attitude throughout my chemotherapy treatments. Beyond two short and slight fevers, plus a few rashes, and my hair loss I’ve had no real outward consequences from the chemotherapy. Yet never confuse efforts with results.
Topics: leukemia, One Thing, Top Priority, priorities, metrics
Topics: Acute Myeloid Luekemia, One Thing, priorities, Balance, Metric Balance
In Four Decisions You Must Get Right to Achieve Growth I promised I’d provide you with a Personal Story about applying the One Thing principals. For a company example of One Thing, read this Blog from the Dream Manager. This story is about three years ago so as to provide some protection for my son Joshua. The point of sharing this is simple. Placing your primary focus on one thing, either for yourself or your company gets results. It’s extending the idea that less is more.
Topics: One Thing, Mastering the Rockefeller Habits, priorities
Last week I began work with a new client presenting a shortened version of the Two Day Rockefeller Habits Workshop. It occurred to me that many business owners and managers are unclear where they need to focus their attention to achieve results for their business.
Topics: One Thing, Four Decisions, Two Day Rockefeller Habits Workshop, Alignment
In 2012: Planning or Strategy we discussed the distinction between planning and strategy. While many companies struggle to execute their plans, the reality is most companies fail not due to execution, rather due to poor decisions.
Topics: One Thing, Annual Plan, Four Decisions, strategy, Strategic Planning
The popularity of shows like The Biggest Loser and ABC’s recent foray into this with Extreme Makeover Weight Loss Edition I believe stems from the encouragement and reinforcing belief in ourselves we receive by watching someone achieve success in reaching their goals. It’s the same attraction that has us spend so much money on sporting events.
Topics: Discipline, One Thing, E-Myth, Growth Summit, The Compound Effect
As publisher of Success Magazine for 15 years, having interviewed countless successful people pursuing his passion to provide his readers with an alternative to the negative news media stories that predominate today’s communication channels, Darren Hardy is an authority on success. Darren admitted to being a self achievement addict. He’s discovered there is a big difference between over achievers and super achievers. The difference however he’s discovered is not what they do.
Topics: Discipline, One Thing, Success, priorities, Compounding
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