Get Used to Winning: The Art of Setting Underachieving Goals

One of the best lessons I got from the book “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki was this: Set goals that are so easy to achieve, it takes no effort at all. Though “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” is a book primarily about money, Kiyosaki was referring to exercising — …

The Power of Peer-Mentoring

Mentoring/coaching doesn’t just happen when you pay someone who’s more experienced than you.  It can also happen among your very peers — and such a partnership can have bond and strength that few other relationships can.  Let me tell you about my peer-mentoring partner, and invite you to join me …

Hidden Truth about “Begin with End in Mind”

It’s another one of Covey-isms, but as widely accepted as the concept is, I am afraid many of us simply don’t get it. To create an outcome, you need to create it twice: first in your mind, and then in the physical world. Many of us are troubleshooters, problem solvers.  …

How to Apply Process-Oriented Principles in Real Life (Digest)

Note: This is a digest version of a longer essay on goal-setting, the final installment in a 4-part series.  And here’s the previous installment in this series. — In reality, we can’t live on process-oriented goals alone. We set little and big goals everyday, without even being aware that we …

How to Apply Process-Oriented Principles in Real Life

In this final installment of the 4-part series on process-oriented goal-setting, I’m going to discuss how to make peace with the result-oriented world by applying process-oriented principles where it counts.  Along the way, we’ll clear up some misunderstandings and pitfalls, paving the way for truly best of both worlds: great …