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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Everything Wavers
“There is something useful in our wavering that needs to be honored. It gives us an experience of contrast: how we feel about our involvement with life when we are conscious and deliberate about what we are doing, compared with how we feel when we are just going through the motions. It is important to [...]
Posted in Persistence, Purpose, Training Tagged change for good, change management, change management training, Change Quest, forty days, Forty Days to Change for Good, Quixote Consulting, Resiliency, resiliency training, Resiliency: Five Keys to Success, ritual, ritual to support change, Rob Fletcher Comments closed
What Happens When a Seed Doesn’t Get Nourishment?
A: Nothing. A seed needs the proper attention, soil, time, water, warmth and eventually light to sprout and grow. You need to actually visit your ritual in order for something to change. The poet Rumi spoke to the value of this persistence when he wrote these words, “A new moon teaches gradualness and deliberation and [...]
Posted in Persistence, Purpose, Training Tagged change for good, change management, change management training, Change Quest, forty days, Forty Days to Change for Good, Quixote Consulting, Resiliency, resiliency training, Resiliency: Five Keys to Success, ritual, ritual to support change, Rob Fletcher Comments closed
Six Books to Support Forty Days To a Change For Good
Changing for Good: A Revolutionary Six-Stage Program for Overcoming Bad Habits and Moving Your Life Positively Forward by James O. Prochaska, John Norcross, and Carlo DiClemente [The most useful and easily applicable book on personal change I’ve found yet. Highly recommended.] Changing Minds: The Art And Science of Changing Our Own And Other People’s Minds [...]
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Twenty Songs To Help You Change – A Change Playlist
I love playlists. I have playlists to help every mood – quiet, no words, medium tempo jazz, uptempo workout, and on and on. I love creating specific soundtracks to help me in my work and life. Most of my computer’s hard drive space is filled with music. It’s one of my passions. Here’s a playlist [...]
Posted in Persistence, Purpose, Training Tagged change for good, change management, change management training, Change Quest, forty days, Forty Days to Change for Good, Quixote Consulting, Resiliency, resiliency training, Resiliency: Five Keys to Success, ritual, ritual to support change, Rob Fletcher Comments closed
A Time for Celebration and Reward – What’s Your Real Bonus?
Celebration The end of anything is important to pause and celebrate. The end of your change ritual, the end of a work year, the end of a project, the end of a busy season of juggling work and family obligations, preparing for the holidays, anything. [something in the solstice one that speaks to this – [...]
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The Two Most Important Things To Do When Leading a Change
Q. What’s the biggest difference between individual change and group change? A. Group change is harder. It’s that simple. In fact, group change is much, much, much harder. Making any kind of change is hard. But change can happen, both on the individual and group level. If you’re in position to lead a change in [...]
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What Has Your Ritual Done for You?
And what has worked for your ritual? Who were the most valuable members of your support team? One reader wrote me, “I have become more productive and more at ease knowing that I am clear and on top of things.” I love that! Productivity and ease – a powerful combination. Here’s what my ritual has [...]
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The End of the Beginning – Solstice and Paradox
Welcome to Day Forty of your ritual, welcome to the Winter Solstice! I invite you to pause for a moment and look back on the last forty days. What has changed for you since November 10, regardless of how regular or irregular you were with your ritual or even if you never got around to [...]
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Rituals of People Just Like You
Below are examples of rituals that people just like you have been doing these last 30+ days. Each ritual and how it’s expressed is unique. Some are extensively and vividly described, some are one sentence. Friends, colleagues and program participants let me use these to support your ritual. Besides realizing that we’re all in this together, [...]
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A Better New Year’s Resolution – The Next Forty-Day Change Ritual