Idealism. Good thing? Bad thing?

"It is only when we relinquish the ideal that the truly transformed person emerges: inspired and uninspired; secure and insecure; joyous and solemn; wise and stupid; independent and dependent; imperfect still, but transformed anew again, and still again."
(Sara Strand)

The energy is really good for doing this work. Coaching, remember, moves you from where you are going forward, and is inherently tranformational.

If you didn't have a perfect childhood, if you live in an imperfect world, if you've been shafted by a 'friend' or bullied by a co-worker, if you've had setbacks and rejections and so forth ... well that was then and this is now.

Here are some tips excerpted and paraphrased from one of the gurus in the field of effectiveness, Peter Drucker.
I use this in coaching.

Effective people:

Ask what needs to be done
Ask what is right for this situation, these prople, this project or enterprise.
Develop action plans and then carry them out.
Take responsibility for decisions.
Take responsibility for communicating.
Focus on opportunities rather than problems. (Ask any marathon runner -- keep your eye on the goal, not on the hurdles)
Run productive meetings (which means only when needed. As my buddy Mr. Mafioso says, meetings aren't to schmooz and feel good. Call a meeting only if a decision needs to be made. Your folks will appreciate this. I get so much email about this -- people hate meetings that waste their time and serve no purpose.)

Intentionality. It's all about the emotional intelligence competency of Intentionality.

Consider it your job this month to be effective. Effectiveness can be learned. I teach it.
For coaching - sdunn@susandunn.cc, 817-734-1471.
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It's time to get back to school!!

Speaking of learning ... from the movie, "Copper Canyon"

Johnny Carter: When you kill a man, he dies just as bad or just as stupid as the moment when you put the bullet in him. If you let him live, he's still got a chance to learn things.
Deputy Lane Travis: Well, that's smart... provided he learns the right things.

This undoubtedly pertains to emotional intelligence things!
Get on it! Times a'wastin'.