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Worst Case Thinking

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

What’s the worst thing that can hap­pen? What if I don’t do well on this exam? What if he says no? What if I get turned down for the pro­mo­tion, or nobody agrees with me, or I lose every­thing I invested? What is really the worst case?

Worst Case Think­ing is a process that can aid those of you who find your­selves unable to take healthy risks. This sim­ple think­ing model can help you to over­come the neg­a­tive emo­tions that are birthed in illog­i­cal fear.

Over the years, this type of fear has come up count­less times in coach­ing ses­sions. I’ve seen Worst Case Think­ing help many in their lives and careers to risk more, expe­ri­ence more, impact more and grow more. Here is how it works.

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Goal or Discipline?

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Many blogs are being writ­ten right now on the topic of New Year’s res­o­lu­tions and goals for the year ahead.  This is NOT one of them.

Runner on StairsToday I want to clear up some con­fu­sion we com­monly see in the minds of our clients.  This con­fu­sion is around the dif­fer­ence between a goal and a discipline. 

To put it sim­ply, a goal is the end result you’re aim­ing for.  A dis­ci­pline is the behav­ior or task you must repeat, over and over, to achieve the result you want.  A goal is an idea that moti­vates you.  A dis­ci­pline is an action that moves you forward.

At Build­ing Cham­pi­ons, we coach our clients to gain clar­ity on which dis­ci­plines they must estab­lish in order for them to have the high­est prob­a­bil­ity of reach­ing their goals.  If the client is to suc­ceed, these dis­ci­plines must be non-negotiable.   We like to focus on the behav­iors that define how we live and lead. 

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