Create Space in an Overwhelmed Life: A Recipe

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Sometimes we run down so slowly that we don’t notice when it’s time to off-load some of the things that are piling up around us. Here’s a recipe that worked for a couple people I know. Myself included.

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Do As I Say! (or, Why We Don’t Get What We Want)

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People mostly do what you ask. So think about what you really want before you make a request.

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Where Accountability Comes From – How to Support People in Honoring Their Word

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Here’s how to help other people learn to keep their word with you. Please do it! It’s a service to everyone in their lives, not just you.

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Cynicism and Resistance to Change – What Works?

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Sometimes cynicism is a symptom of a problem from the past. It’s worth fixing both the problem and the symptom.

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A Recipe for Little Changes – Organizational and Personal

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Five steps to change the way things will be done – in the office and at home – by reducing resistance from others and including their best ideas.

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Why We Don’t Put Deadlines into Our Requests  

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Is it pushy to ask for what you want? Not if you’re pleasant about it. In fact, you might be doing them a service.

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The Power of Promising: Listener + Do + Due 

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How to get yourself to Do something you don’t want to Do? Add a Listener and a Due date. Here’s how.

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Want Something? Get Specific.

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Wishing is a waste of time. Invest some brainpower in getting clear about what matters.

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Time to Talk? Efficiency vs. Effectiveness

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Improve both efficiency and effectiveness with a clear and complete request.

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No Closure, No Accomplishment

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A normally upbeat and productive guy was suddenly downcast and discouraged yesterday morning. I went in to see Chuck and talk about progress on his most important project – implementing an employee development program – and he wasn’t even interested anymore. Wow. “This project doesn’t matter,” he said. “I thought it would make a huge […]

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