Learning Chess - Workbook Step 2 (Chess-Steps- Stappenmethode- The Steps Method- Workbook Volume 2)
NYs Workbook 2016 - University of Denver · Step 1: Reflecting on 2016 4 Step 2 ... Best Practices...
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Thebasisforself-leadershipislearning,andprincipallylearningfromexperience.Reflectionisamajorwayinwhichwelearn.Considersomeofthewaysofreflecting:lookingback,thinkingback,dreaming,journaling,talkingitout,watchinglastweek’sgame,askingforcritiques,goingonretreats….Reflectionisawayofmakinglearningconscious.
-AdaptedfromWarrenBennis,OnBecomingALeader
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TableofContentsIntroduction 3Step1:Reflectingon2016 4Step2:Transitioningto2017 11Step3:Movingfromresolutionstocommitments 18Step4:Creatingaccountability 23AboutGregGiesen 25
Anoteabouttimerequiredandsetting:
ItiscriticaltospendqualitytimeonSteps1–3.Socritical,infact,thatyou’llneedsome“alonetime”todoso.Ifpossible,scheduleapersonalretreat(4to8hours,awayfromanyandalldistractions)justforyourselfwhereyouhaveuninterruptedtimetothink,toreflect,tolaugh,tocry,towrite,tojournal,orsimplytogetbackintouchwithyourself.TakewhatevertimeyouneedforStep1,Step2,andStep3.Donotrushthroughthisprocess.Thisisnotarace.Thisisnota“HAVETO.”It’sa“GETTO.”Thisisaboutyourlife.Aren’tyouworthafewhours?Step4isequallyimportantasSteps1–3butitisnotastime-bound.
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Introduction
Whyisitwedon’ttakeNewYear’sresolutionsveryseriously?Isitbecausetheword“resolution”hasbecomeassociatedwithsuperficial,loftygoalsthatfadealmostasquicklyasourhangoverfromtheNewYear’sEvecelebration?OrcoulditbethatthereissimplynotimebetweenThanksgivingandNewYearstodoanyseriousgoal-setting,givenalltheholidayparties,familyobligations,andend-of-the-yearworkdeadlinesthatmustbemet?
Theansweris“yes”toboth.Thefactis,NewYear’sresolutionsgetabadrapbecausewedon’ttakethetimetodoathoroughprocessofreflecting,assessing,transitioning,andgoalsetting.Instead,welatchontoanycentralthemethathasbeenbotheringusoflateandturnthatintosomesortofhalf-heartedresolution.Isitnowonderthat80percentofpeoplewhomakeresolutionsonJan.1falloffthewagonbyValentine’sDay,accordingtoMartiHopeGonzales,anassociateprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofMinnesota.
So,howdoyoumakeNewYearsresolutionsthatstick,youask?
Letmeanswerthisintwoways.
First,let’stalkaboutthedifferencebetweenbeinginterestedandbeingcommitted.Whenyouareinterested,youdoit(whateverthatmaybe)whenit’sconvenient.Whenyouarecommitted,youacceptnoexcuses,onlyresults!WhatIneedfromyouisacommitmenttothisprocess.Thatmeansfindingthetimetocompletethefour-stepsoutlinedinthisworkbook.Itmeansenrollingothersinyourefforts,whetherbysharingyourinsightsandresultswiththemorbydoingthefour-stepprocesstogether.Anditmeanscreatingaccountabilityaroundyourcommitmentstoensurelong-lastingsuccess.
Isthissomethingyouarewillingtodo?
Nextisthefour-stepprocessitself.InSteps1&2,youwillusetheNewYear’sQuestionsprovidedaftereachsection.Byansweringasmanyofthesequestionsasyoucan,you’llgettheopportunitytoreflectuponthispastyearandapplywhatyoulearnedtotheupcomingyear.Thisdual-phasedreflectionprocessisagreatwaytobothhonorthepastandembracethefuture.Step3involvestakingyourinitialresolutionsandgoalsandturningthemintomeasurablecommitments.Andfinally,Step4isallaboutcreatingaccountabilityaroundyourcommitmentsbyfollowingtheBestPracticessuggestionsoutlinedinthisworkbook.
Mostimportantly,you’vealreadytakenafirststepbydownloadingthispacket.Nowlet’sgettoworkandcreateNewYearsresolutionsthatstick!-GregGiesengreg.giesen@du.edu
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Step1–Reflectingon2016
Theendoftheyearisaperfecttimeforsomepersonalreflection.Itisanopportunetimetolookoverthepastyearwithgratitudeandappreciation,notingthehighpoints,thelowpoints,andallthelearningin-between.
Attheendofthissectionarethirtyquestionsthatfocusonthispastyear.
Yourtask:
1) Reviewthe30questionsthatfocusonthispastyearandselectatleasttenthatyou’dliketospendsometimereflectingon,thinkingabout,orsimplyanswering.
2) Usinganotepadorajournal,writedownanythoughtsand/orfeelingsthat
comeupasyougothrougheachquestion.
3) Onceyou’vecompletedyourassessmentofthispastyear,reviewyournotesandlookforanypatterns,reoccurringthemes,orinsightsthatparticularlystandout.Theadditionalquestionsthatfollowshouldhelp.
4) TakeabreakbeforegoingontoStep2.
WhyStep1issoimportant:Everyyearofyourlifeislikeachapterinyourownautobiography.Makeyourlifeabestsellerbycapturingasmuchasyoucanfromeachandeveryyear.Itwillnotonlygiveyouagreatersenseofself,butitwillundoubtedlymakeeachsuccessiveyearthatmuchbetter.
Additionalquestions:
1. Didanyemotionsorfeelingssurfaceforyouduringthisprocess?Ifso,whatinsightmightthathaveforyou?
2. Adefiningmomentisamomentintimethathadalife-changingimpactonyou.Didyouhaveadefiningmomentthispastyear?Ifso,whatimpactdidithaveonyou?
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3. Thereisasmuchtolearnfromthegoodthingsthathappentousaswellasthe
badthings.Whatdidyoulearnthemostaboutyourselffromthispastyear?
4. Ifsomeoneaskedyoutosharethethreemostimportantthingsthathappenedthispastyear,whatwouldyoutellthem?
5. Asyoulookoveryournotes,doyouseeanybehavioralpatternsorreoccurringthemesthatstandoutfromthispastyear?
Self-examinationisalwaysthefirststeptochange.-ThomasMann,NobelPrizeWinner
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Questionsforthispastyear...1.Ifyouhadtosummarizethispastyearinthreewords,whatwouldtheybeandwhy?2.What“personal”accomplishmentswereyoumostproudofandwhythispastyear?
3. Whatdidyoulearnmostaboutyourselfthispastyear?4. Whatsurprisedyouthemostthispastyear?5. Whatwasthebiggestchangeyoumadethispastyearandwhy?6. Whatwerethebiggestchallengesyoufacedthispastyearandhowdidyouhandle
them?
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7. Whowerethepeoplewhohadthegreatestimpactonyouthispastyearandhowdid
theyimpactyou?8. What“professional”accomplishmentswereyoumostproudofthispastyearandwhy?9. Whatdidn’tyoudothatyouwishyouhaddonethispastyear?10. Whatfriendshipsmeantthemosttoyouthispastyearandwhy?11. Whatwasoneofthebestdecisionsyoumadethispastyear?12. Ifyoucouldreliveonedayfromthispastyear,whatdaywoulditbeandwhy?
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13. Whatmadeyoulaughthispastyear?Givesomeexamples.14. Whatdidyoudothispastyeartogrowanddevelopyourselfasaperson?15. Whatwasoneofthebiggestrisksyoutookthispastyearandhowdiditturnout?16. Ifyoucouldchangeonethingfromthispastyear,whatwouldyouchangeandwhy?17. Whatwasyourbiggestdisappointmentthispastyear?18. Whatunexpectedobstaclescameupthispastyearandhowdidyoudealwiththem?
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19. Whatwasoneofthemostmeaningfulthingsthispastyearthatsomeonedidforyou?20. Whatwasoneofthemostmeaningfulthingsthispastyearthatyoudidforsomeone
else?21. Whatwasoneofyourfavoriteromantichighlightsfromthispastyear?22. Howareyoudifferentnowthanyouwereayearago?23. Whatwasoneofthemostmeaningfulcomplimentsyoureceivedthispastyear?24. What’sstillincompleteforyoufromthispastyear?
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25. Whatareyoumostthankfulforthispastyear?26. Whatcreatedstressforyouthispastyearandhowdidyoumanageit?27. Whatdidyoudotostayhealthythispastyearandwasiteffective?
28. Whatdidyoudotoplayandhavefunthispastyear?29. Whatareyoumostproudoffromthispastyear?30. Onascaleof1-10(with10beinghigh),howwouldyourateyourselfontheamountof
loveyougaveandreceivedfromthispastyear?
Congratulations!You’vegraduatedtoStep2.
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Step2–Transitioningto2017
Theendoftheyearisalsoatimeforregrouping,recommittingandtransitioningintotheNewYear.Attheendofthissectionarethirtyquestionsthatfocusonthisupcomingyear.
Yourtask:
1) Reviewthe30questionsthatfocusonthisupcomingyearandselectatleasttenthatyou’dliketospendsometimereflectingon,thinkingabout,orsimplyanswering.
2) Usinganotepadorajournal,writedownanythoughts,ideas,orgoalsthat
comeupasyougothrougheachquestion.
3) Onceyou’vecompletedyourquestionsfortheupcomingyear,reviewyournotesandlookforanythingthatcouldpotentiallybecomeaNewYear’sresolution.Theadditionalquestionsthatfollowshouldhelp.
4) TakeabreakbeforegoingontoStep3.
AdditionalQuestions:
1. BasedonyourworkinStep2thusfar,whatdoyouthinkwillbethebiggestchangeyouneedtomakefor2017?
2. Whenyouthinkaboutresolutionsandgoalsettingfortheupcomingyear,areyoufeelingconfident,hopeful,andmotivated,ordoyouleanmoretowardsbeingunsure,anxious,andapprehensive?Pleaseexplain.
3. Completethebalancewheel(onthefollowingpage)byfillingineachsection(10beingahighscore):
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QUESTIONS:
1. Fromasatisfaction/fulfillmentperspective,whereareyounowineacharea?2. Wherewouldyouliketobeineacharea?3. Whatdoyouneedtofocusonmostandwhy?
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Questionsforthisupcomingyear...1. Whatwouldyouliketobedifferentinyourlifeayearfromnow?2. What’sthemostobviouspersonalgoaland/orcommitmentyouneedtomakethis
upcomingyear?3. What,ifany,badhabitswouldyouliketoridyourselfofthisupcomingyear?4. Whatunfinishedbusinessdoyouneedtocompletethisupcomingyear?5. Whatwouldyouliketohavemoreofinyourlifethisupcomingyear?6. Whatwouldyouliketohavelessofinyourlifethisupcomingyear?
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7. Whatrelationshipswouldyouliketoimproveuponthisupcomingyear?Whatwould
thatlooklike?8. What’sthebestadviceyoucouldgiveyourselfforthisupcomingyear?9. Whatpersonalchallengesdoyouanticipatethisupcomingyear?What’syourstrategy
forhandlingthese?10. Whatprofessionaland/orcareer-relatedchallengesdoyouanticipatethisupcoming
year?What’syourstrategyforhandlingthese?11. Whatwouldyouliketobemoredisciplinedaboutthisupcomingyear?12. Whatdoyouplantodojustforyouthisupcomingyear?
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13. Whatdoyouplantodotocreateahealthybalancebetweenfamily,friends,workand
playthisupcomingyear?14. Whatpersonalgrowthopportunitiesareyougoingtocreateforyourselfthisupcoming
year?15 Whatcomplimentswouldyoumostwanttohearaboutyourselfthisupcomingyear?16. Whatcouldpossiblypreventyoufromcreatingtheyearaheadthatyoutrulydesire?Is
thereanythingyoucanbegintodonowinordertoavoidthatfromhappening?17. Whatareyoulookingforwardtomostthisupcomingyear?18. Whatareyouapprehensiveaboutthisupcomingyearandwhy?
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19. Whatdoyouplantodotogrowanddevelopyourselfprofessionallythisupcoming
year?Howwillitbenefityou?
20. Whatdoyouplantodotoenhancetheamountofloveandromanceinyourlifethisupcomingyear?
21. Whatphysicalhealthcommitmentsareyouwillingtomaketoyourselfthisupcoming
year?22. Whatneedstobeyourfirstprioritythisupcomingyear?23. Whatsupportareyougoingtoespeciallyneedthisupcomingyearandfromwhom?
24. Whatsupportwillyouneedtobeabletoprovidethisupcomingyearandforwhom?
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25. It’sJanuary1st,2018andyouarestarringatyourselfinthemirror.Asidefromsome
possiblebloodshoteyesfromtoomuchcelebratingthenightbefore,describetheessenceofthepersonyouseeinthemirror.
26. Whatisyourbiggestwishforthisupcomingyearandwhatwoulditlooklikeifitcomes
true?
27. Whatareyougoingtodotohavefunthisupcomingyear?28. Whatrisksdoyouplanontakingthisupcomingyear?
29. Fromaspiritualperspective,what,ifanything,needstobedifferentforyouinthisupcomingyearandwhy?
30. Whatthreewordswouldyouliketorepresenthowthisupcomingyearturnsout?
Congratulations!You’vegraduatedtoStep3.
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Step3–ResolutionstoCommitments
You’venowdonetherequiredpre-worktomoveintotheresolutionstage;onlywearegoingtomakeaslightadjustmentbeforecontinuing.Fromthispointforward,wearegoingtoreplacethewordresolutionwiththewordcommitment.Commitmentrepresentsanundyingdedication,avow,apledge,andapromisetokeepingyourword.Whenyoumakeacommitment,itisnolongerabout“if”butabout“when.”
Additionaladvice:
•Itisimportantthatthecommitmentsyoumakeareyourcommitmentsandnotsomeoneelse’s.Tryingtobecomeabetterlistenerbecauseyoursignificantotherwantsyoutobewon’tbeaseffectiveasyouwantingtobeabetterlistenerinordertoenhanceyourpersonalandprofessionalrelationships.
•Toomanycommitmentswillmuddythewater.Trytokeepyourcommitmentstoaroundfive,giveortake.
•Sincebalanceinourlivesissoimportant,makesureyourcommitmentsreflectbalanceaswell(usetheBalanceWheelonpage12asaguideline).
•Allcommitmentsmustincludeadailyorweeklyactionplan.
Yourtask:
1) Identifyfivecommitmentsthatyouarewillingtomakefortheupcomingyear.
2) UsingtheSMARTcommitmentformula(attheendofthissection),writeoutyourfiveindividualcommitments.
3) Onceyou’vecompletedyourcommitments,youmustalsobreakeach
commitmentdownintodailyand/orweeklyactionitems,usingtheSMARTformulafortheseaswell.Theworksheetthatfollowsshouldhelp.
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Worksheet
1. Myfirstcommitmentfortheupcomingyearis:
SpecificactionitemsthatIwilldoonadaily/weeklybasistodemonstrateandsupportthiscommitmentinclude:
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•Possibleobstaclesthatcouldpreventmefromachievingthiscommitment:
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WhatI’lldotocountertheseobstaclesandstaythecoursetowardmycommitment:
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2. Mysecondcommitmentfortheupcomingyearis:
SpecificactionitemsthatIwilldoonadaily/weeklybasistodemonstrateandsupportthiscommitmentinclude:
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•Possibleobstaclesthatcouldpreventmefromachievingthiscommitment:
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WhatI’lldotocountertheseobstaclesandstaythecoursetowardmycommitment:
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3. Mythirdcommitmentfortheupcomingyearis:
SpecificactionitemsthatIwilldoonadaily/weeklybasistodemonstrateandsupportthiscommitmentinclude:
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•Possibleobstaclesthatcouldpreventmefromachievingthiscommitment:
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WhatI’lldotocountertheseobstaclesandstaythecoursetowardmycommitment:
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4. Myfourthcommitmentfortheupcomingyearis:
SpecificactionitemsthatIwilldoonadaily/weeklybasistodemonstrateandsupportthiscommitmentinclude:
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Possibleobstaclesthatcouldpreventmefromachievingthiscommitment:
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WhatI’lldotocountertheseobstaclesandstaythecoursetowardmycommitment:
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5. Myfifthcommitmentfortheupcomingyearis:
SpecificactionitemsthatIwilldoonadaily/weeklybasistodemonstrateandsupportthiscommitmentinclude:
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•Possibleobstaclesthatcouldpreventmefromachievingthiscommitment:
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CreatingS.M.A.R.T.Commitments
SpecificMeasurable
Attainable
RealisticTimely
Specific-Aspecificcommitmentiswelldefined,clear,andunambiguous.EXAMPLE:Ageneralcommitmentwouldbe,"Getinshape."Butaspecificcommitmentwouldsay,"Jointhehealthclubandworkout4daysaweek."Measurable–Whatgoodisacommitmentthatyoucan'tmeasure?Ifyourcommitmentsarenotmeasurable,youneverknowwhetheryouaremakingprogress.Hence,itisimportantthatyourcommitmentsincludeconcretecriteriaformeasuringprogress.Todetermineifyourcommitmentismeasurable,askquestionssuchas......Howmuch?Howmany?HowwillIknowwhenitisaccomplished?Attainable–Foracommitmenttobeattainable,itneedstoberealisticandachievable.Commitmentsthataresettoohighortooloweventuallyloseappealandbecomeignored.Relevant-Toberelevant,acommitmentmustbebothmeaningfulandbeneficial.Themoremeaningfulacommitmentis,themorededicatedyou’llbetoachievingit.Themorebeneficialacommitmentis,themoremotivatedyou’llbetoseeitthrough.Time-based-Acommitmentshouldbegroundedwithinatimeframe.Withnotimeframetiedtoit,there'snosenseofurgency.Ifyouwanttolose10lbs,whendoyouwanttoloseitby?"Someday"won'twork.Butifyouanchoritwithinatimeframe,"byMay1st",thenyou'vesetyourunconsciousmindintomotiontobeginworkingonthecommitment.
Congratulations!You’vegraduatedtoStep4.
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Step4–CreatingAccountability
CongratulationsoncreatingyourNewYear’scommitments.Thislaststep,CreatingAccountability,iswhatwillultimatelydetermineifyouaresuccessfulornot.
Foranygoalorcommitmenttobesuccessful,itiscriticalthateachofyoucreateasurroundingenvironmentthatnotonlysupportswhatyouaredoingbutthatalsoholdsyouaccountable.ThiscanbedoneinmanywaysandiswhyI’mincludingaBestPracticeslisttohelpyouidentifyaccountabilitymeasuresthatwillworkforyou.Yourtask:
1) Selectaminimumof3separateaccountabilitypracticesfromthelistofBestPracticesbelowthatyouwouldbewillingtocommittofortheupcomingyear.
2) AddanadditionalNewYearscommitmenttoyourlistthatincludesyouraccountabilitypractices.BesuretousetheSMARTformulaforthiscommitmentandactionitemsaswell.
BestPractices(ThefollowinglistofBestPracticeswasderivedfromsuccessfulauthors,lifecoaches,motivationalspeakersandmanagementtrainersacrosstheU.S.):
•AccountabilityTeam.Createyourownaccountabilityteam(3to5members)andgettogetheronceamonthtoshareprogress,updates,andchallengesoneachmember’scommitments.Thekeyistoprovidebothsupportandaccountabilityforeachother.
•LifeCoaching.Ifanaccountabilityteamisnotdoableorifyouprefermoreone-on-onecoachingaroundyourcommitments,signupwithaLifeCoach.
•ShareCommitmentswithThoseMostImpacted.Imaginehowpowerfulitwouldbeifyousharedyourcommitmentswiththepeoplewhoweremostimpactedbythosecommitments.Andimagineifthesepeopleagreedtonotonlysupportyou,buttogiveyouongoingfeedbackalongtheway.Thisisano-brainer!
•Bi-AnnualPersonalRetreat.Takeadayalltoyourselfeverysixmonths(quarterlywouldbeevenbetter)andgetawayfromalldistractionsforthepurposeofassessing,reviewing,critiquing,andtweakingyourNewYearscommitments.Thetruthis,ourlivesarealwayschangingandsotowouldourcommitmentsandpriorities.
•Journaling.Journalingonaregularbasisisagreatwaytostayfocusedonyourcommitmentswhileincreasingself-awareness.Journalingalsoprovidesyouwitharecordoftheyearandgreatlyenhancesthis4-Stepprocess,yearafteryear.
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•Visualization.Visualizingyourcommitmentsinactionisonlysecondbesttoactuallyactinguponyourcommitments.Visualizationisaformofmentalrehearsalthatbuildsself-confidenceandkeepsusinalignmentwithourdesiresandcommitments.
•RewardYourself.Createarewardsystemforyourselfthatacknowledgesincrementalprogresstowardsyourcommitments.
•BecomeanExpert.Thoseofusinthemanagementtrainingfieldknowthatweteachwhatwemostneedtolearn.Becomeanexpertintheareathatyouneedtoexcelthemostinbyreadingbooks,articlesandattendingworkshops.Then,whenyouareready,begininstructingothers.You’llbeamazedatwhatthiscandoforyou.•DailyAffirmations.Okay,maybenotforeveryonebuttheydowork.Why?Becauseaffirmationsareaformofvisualizationandwealreadyknowthatworks.Thinkaboutit.
•WeeklyRituals.EverySundaymorningIsitinmyoutdoorJacuzziandreflectuponthepastweekandtheupcomingweek.IthasactuallybecomeaspiritualadventureovertheyearsformeandIwouldn’ttradethatweeklyritualforanything.Whynotcreateoneforyourself?
•DailyQuestions.Createyourownthought-provokingdailyquestiontoreflectuponeachnightoreachmorning.Let’ssayyourcommitmentistolose25poundsbyApril1st.Anexampleofadailyquestion(s)mightbe:“Whatwentwelltodayregardingmyexerciseprogramandwhatdidn’tgoaswell?WhatcanIlearnfromtodaythatwillhelpmeevenmorefortomorrow?
Somethingassimpleasansweringadailyquestionortwocanhelpmaintainthefocusonyourcommitmentsandprovidecontinuousmotivationtostayoncourse.
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AboutGregGiesen
Bio:GregGiesenisthemanagerofpeopledevelopmentattheUniversityofDenverwhereheprovidesprofessionaldevelopmentandconsultingservicesforfacultyandstaff.WithaMaster’sdegreeinPersonnelServicesandCounselingfromMiamiUniversity,Gregbringsovertwenty-fiveyearsofexperienceincorporateconsulting,training,facilitationandconflictmediation.Inaddition,Gregisa14-yeargraduateschoolprofessoratUCOLandistheauthorofthreebooksonCreatingAuthenticity,includinghislatest,MondaysAt3:AStoryforManagersLearningtoLead.Gregalsospeaksaroundthecountryonauthenticleadershipandhisaward-winningprogram,LeadingFromWithin.AdditionalinformationaboutGregcanbefoundonwww.leadingfromwithin.netoronLinkedInhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/greggiesen. TocontactGreg:[email protected]