This week, we are exploring a goal-setting methodology from Trent Hamm called “Developing a Real Plan for a Better Life.”
Yesterday, we looked at STEP ONE: Selecting the areas of our lives we want to focus on.
Today, we turn to steps two, three, and four.
STEP TWO begins with blocking off some quiet time to do the necessary work.
“While it’s great to give this process some off-the-cuff thoughts, … continue reading
That’s the opportunity.
How?
First, set powerful 2025 goals.
Next, achieve those goals through a simple process designed to optimize follow-through.
Over the past five years, I’ve utilized a goal-setting methodology from Trent Hamm titled: “Developing a Real Plan for a Better Life.” Implementing Trent’s framework has resulted in the following:
o The decision to get married and create our blended family (six kids, y’all)!
o Transforming our business at … continue reading
1: Getting better at getting better is what RiseWithDrew is all about.
Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations. On Friday, I share something about myself or what we are working on at PCI.
This week, we’ve been exploring ideas from David Brooks‘s wonderful book How to Know a Person.
“Over the past four years,” he writes, “I’ve become determined to learn … continue reading
1: Getting better at getting better is what RiseWithDrew is all about.
Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations. On Friday, I share something about myself or what we are working on at PCI.
For many years, my go-to recovery activity after a long day was television. Along with a cold beer or a glass of wine.
The only problem with this approach?
It … continue reading
1: Getting better at getting better is what RiseWithDrew is all about.
Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations. On Friday, I share something about myself or what we are working on at PCI.
Did you know that only 9% of Americans who make New Year’s resolutions complete them?
23% of people quit their resolution by the end of the first week.
And 43% … continue reading
1: How do we “develop a real plan for a better life?”
Trent Hamm tells us we start by selecting the areas of our lives on which we want to focus (Step One), outline where we are currently in each area (Step Two), where we want to be in five or ten years (Step Three) and brainstorm five to fifteen possible actions or projects that would … continue reading
This week, we are exploring a goal-setting methodology from Trent Hamm called “Developing a Real Plan for a Better Life.”
Yesterday, we looked at STEP ONE: Selecting the areas of our lives we want to focus on.
Today, we turn to steps two, three, and four.
STEP TWO begins with blocking off some quiet time to do the necessary work.
“While it’s great to give this process some off-the-cuff … continue reading
1: That’s the opportunity.
How?
First, set powerful 2024 goals.
Next, achieve those goals through a simple process designed to optimize follow-through.
Over the past five years, I’ve utilized a goal-setting methodology from Trent Hamm titled: “Developing a Real Plan for a Better Life.” Implementing Trent’s framework has resulted in the following:
*The decision to get married!
*Transforming our business at PCI through the launch of the Oral History Project. … continue reading
“If you don’t know where you are going, you might not like where you end up,” David Bach tells us.
The calendar is getting ready to flip over. A new year is around the corner.
A chance to start again.
I’m a big, BIG believer in goal-setting.
Why?
Because setting thoughtful objectives for the coming year can transform our lives.
Reason #1: When we get clear on a goal, our … continue reading
1: There were two teams of lumberjacks.
“Some were told to work smart and fast, but no pressure, do your best,” writes Steven Kotler in The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer.
“Others were given quotas. This much wood for a good week of work, this much wood for a great week,” he writes.
“It’s important to note that there was zero financial reward given for meeting these … continue reading
