MOVING BEYOND GOALS: A Sustaining Alternative

A Master of Opportunity & Challenge— that’s what my wife dubbed me in my late twenties and early thirties. A former elite athlete, a championship winning coach, and the Managing Director of a successful consulting business, goals were my spinach. They fuelled my strength, made light work of obstacles or obstructions, and drove me to achieve whatever I set my sights on. Goals made anything possible, or so it seemed. Their promise was certainly enticing, and their power seductively addictive.

Leadership: WHAT’S LOVE GOT to DO WITH IT?

As business leaders, we know that results matter. We’re driven to get things done, be productive, add value, and deliver strong bottom line results. Clear headed, hardnosed decisions often need to be made, and in such circumstances love appears a strange bedfellow.

3 Reasons Why Getting Nowhere Might Be Just What You Need

I’ve always been a high achiever—a success in the classroom, on the basketball court, in the business world, and in the community. I had short and long range plans, set ‘SMART’ goals, broke them down into manageable tasks, and executed them with zeal. I worked hard, inspired others (so I’m told), and did my utmost to give 100 percent. Simply put, I got things done, got ahead, and was seen as ‘going places’…I didn’t know any other way. Yet at age 43, I was diagnosed with severe depression.