Coach Andrea’s Intro

Some days I feel like I’m running around like the proverbial “chicken with my head cut off” – huge to do list and lots of deadlines and demands.  You know what I mean.  When I remember what’s important (what matters) it helps me calm down, breathe, refocus, reprioritize and move forward with clarity and purpose.  I enjoy hearing what’s important to other business owners, too.  In this week’s Tip, James Kilts lists what matters to him.  Don’t you love the title of the book? Doing what matters: how to get results that make a difference – the revolutionary old-school approach.  Sometimes it’s the simplest ideas that propel us forward.

Quote of the Week

“I define joy as a sustained sense of well-being and internal peace – a connection to what matters.”
~ Oprah Winfrey

Things That Really  Matter

by James M. Kilts

On a day-to-day basis, there are literally dozens of things in business that seem important. Often in the whir of action, with loads of conflicting advice and mountains of information to sort through, it is difficult to know what matters. Well, after more than thirty years of a full and challenging career, here’s my list of some of the things that have really mattered to me.

  • Growth matters
  • Relationships matter
  • Loyalty matters
  • Small moments matter
  • Timely decisions matter
  • Doing what you enjoy matters
  • Life’s early lessons matter
  • The right team matters
  • Confronting reality matters (Kilts, 2007, p.293-295).

From: Kilts, J.M. (2007). Doing what matters: how to get results that make a difference – the revolutionary old-school approach. New York: Crown Business.

Reprinted with permission from the OSU Leadership Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, (614) 292-3114, http://leadershipcenter.osu.edu.

Coaching Call to Action

I encourage you to make a list of what matters to you based on where you are in your business/life right now.  Know that at different stages of our business/life, the list may change.  Take the time to consider what’s important for right now.

What’s New?

Thursday, March 25, 2010 – 9 am to noon ET
Pounce on a Project

Last month we worked on long range planning, accomplishing tasks that would have the biggest payoff, and preparing marketing materials. Here are what a few folks said:

  • “An amazing morning of re-discovery!”
  • “A great motivator to get a project done!”
  • “I was able to get past the dread and get the momentum going by just starting!”

What project would you like to get on top of and accomplish this month? Come to Pounce on a Project III – - 2010. Join me on Thursday, March 25th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Eastern. We will join as a group by phone and declare what you want to accomplish: getting taxes ready for the accountant, getting your new website finished, or getting rid of the piles of completed projects.

During the morning, the group will gather by phone a few times to check progress and get any support needed to finish with a bang. At noon, the group will celebrate their accomplishments. Who says projects have to be boring and tedious? Bring your lightness and fun and join us for the energization.

To sign up or learn more, call or e-mail me by noon on Wednesday, March 24th. Feel free to share this with friends and co- workers, the more the merrier. (Cost of the program is only the cost of long distance phone calls.)

Other articles you might be interested in:

  1. Things That Really Matter
  2. Truly Accomplishing Goals that Matter
  3. The Loaded Goal
  4. Because I Don’t Have To
  5. Giving Effective Performance Feedback

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