If you feel like you’re looking into a mirror, please know that it doesn’t have to be this way. I serve healthcare providers who’ve lost sight of their own needs and wants in the midst of meeting the needs and wants of others. I support them in clarifying their priorities and achieving goals that lead […]
Author: Linda Bollé, PsyD
In my previous post on the topic of SMART, SMARTER, and SMARTEST goals, I discussed the benefits of crafting goals that are SMARTER than SMART, or, better yet, the SMARTEST goals of all. Since that time, I’ve been asked to provide an example to illustrate my point, and that is the purpose of this article. […]
With your problem or goal in mind, let me share a simple step that you can take, at this very moment, that will shift your thinking from problem or goal to potential steps that you can take to solve that problem or achieve that goal : just ask! In other words, take your problem or […]
Now, how can we go about answering the question that lies before us? One of the best ways to start is by ensuring that your goal is SMART, that is: If you’re able to answer each of the following questions in the affirmative, you’ll know you’ve set a goal that’s SMART: Returning to our example, […]
One characteristic that SMART, SMARTER, and SMARTEST goals share is that they are Achievable. In the spirit of former late-night-television talk-show host, David Letterman, I’m going to share two top-ten lists that differentiate achievable from potentially unachievable goals, and let me emphasize the word “potentially.” An Achievable Goal is a goal that: 10. You want […]
Research has demonstrated that, when it comes to either very simple or very complex problems, brainstorming on our own is more productive than brainstorming in a group. When problems are moderately complex, brainstorming in a group wins out over brainstorming on your own. I’ll leave it up to you to decide where your goal falls […]
When you hear the word “leader,” who comes to mind? Joan of Arc . . . George Washington . . . Harriet Tubman . . . the Dalai Lama? What about you? When you think about the qualities that effective leaders possess, you’ll likely consider some of the following attributes: honesty, integrity, and accountability; the […]
The following grid was created using information presented in Shirzad Chamine’s Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential and How You Can Achieve Yours.
A client of mine joined an online accountability group for added support as she worked toward her goals. Each week, members of the group called in to share their successes and discuss any obstacles that they were in the process of overcoming. Everything was going well, until, slowly but surely, one member after another stopped […]
When Poseidon became the god of the sea, he let Oceanus, one of the old sea-gods, and all his many children have part under him in ruling the great ocean and the other waters of the earth. The most interesting of all the children of Oceanus was his son Proteus, whose duty it was to […]