Most of what high performance leaders do is solve problems and achieve their goals.
Get good at one, and it will help you with the other.
Solving problems. Achieving your goals. There really is no avoiding it.
-- doug smith
Showing posts with label achieving your goals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label achieving your goals. Show all posts
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Get Started
Every project is meant to solve some spoken or unspoken problem.
Find the problem, change it to a goal, and get started.
-- Doug Smith
Find the problem, change it to a goal, and get started.
-- Doug Smith
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
One and The Same
Try not to let solving problems get in the way of achieving your goals. They could be one and the same.
-- Doug Smith
-- Doug Smith
Monday, January 9, 2017
Are You Thinking About That Goal?
When you have a goal you can't stop thinking about you've found the right goal.
To solve that problem, convert it into a goal.
-- Doug Smith
To solve that problem, convert it into a goal.
-- Doug Smith
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Check Your Goal
The problem is sometimes the need for a new goal.
When the goal is not working, despite your best efforts, you can check to make sure that it's still the goal for you.
Maybe conditions have changed. Maybe you have changed. Does the goal still fit your expectations, your desires?
The problem is sometimes the need for a new goal. Be ready to set that goal.
-- Doug Smith
When the goal is not working, despite your best efforts, you can check to make sure that it's still the goal for you.
Maybe conditions have changed. Maybe you have changed. Does the goal still fit your expectations, your desires?
The problem is sometimes the need for a new goal. Be ready to set that goal.
-- Doug Smith
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Start With Your Goal
Start with your goal.
-- Doug Smith
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Drop the Emotional Baggage
Probably not.
Any problem is big enough without adding emotional baggage.
Why not drop the emotional baggage and focus on your goal?
-- Douglas Brent Smith
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Focus On Your Goal
Where do you start your problem solving process?
Many people jump right in defining what they think is the problem, but what they are really describing is the symptoms. If you've ever solved a bunch of symptoms only to find the problem still hanging around, you're ready for another approach.
How about starting with your goal? What is it that you really want?
It's much more effective to focus on your goal because then there are things that you can DO to get you there faster.
Before solving a problem, focus on what you really want from a solution.
You'll be much happier with the solutions you find when they help you achieve your goals.
-- Douglas Brent Smith
Many people jump right in defining what they think is the problem, but what they are really describing is the symptoms. If you've ever solved a bunch of symptoms only to find the problem still hanging around, you're ready for another approach.
How about starting with your goal? What is it that you really want?
It's much more effective to focus on your goal because then there are things that you can DO to get you there faster.
Before solving a problem, focus on what you really want from a solution.
You'll be much happier with the solutions you find when they help you achieve your goals.
-- Douglas Brent Smith
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