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Goals vs. Deadlines

December 1st, 2003 · No Comments

Twice today, while talking with coaching clients, I had a realization that many of us set goals for ourselves without deadlines. We plan for a distant future, a three year plan for example. Yet, we never say when we will reach these goals. The goal goes unfulfilled and shoved to the back of our minds. [...]

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Tank Parts

September 26th, 2003 · No Comments

Several years ago, I created a software program that managed tank parts for the Army. Now I have a different tank parts management system. Have you ever dealt with a Tank? He marches straight into your office, his barrel, I mean his mouth, aimed straight for you. He fires repeatedly, despite the fact that you [...]

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Overpromising and Underdelivering

September 2nd, 2003 · No Comments

We all hate to say no. So we promise what we think someone wants to hear. We promise the moon and the stars and the sun. Then, when its delivery time, we make excuses. We say the dog ate the specifications, the delivery van broke down, anything but own up to the fact that we [...]

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