Goal-Free Living in The Costco Connection
Today, the December issue of The Costco Connection is out. I was asked to take part in a debate on whether people should make New Year’s Resolutions. Guess which side I took. If you guessed “no” — the obvious answer — you are wrong. I was asked by the magazine’s editor to take the “yes” […]
Why Goal-Free?
Earlier this week I had a nice reunion with a friend of mine from high school, Mary. Mary was an excellent student and went to a top notch university. Everyone had high hopes for her. Medical school seemed like the likely candidate. Then, right after graduation, she moved out to Wyoming and became a ski […]
Investor's Business Daily Quote
In my “other” life, I work with large corporations to create cultures of innovation. My first book, 24/7 Innovation, has been out for over 4 years. But it still gets quoted. The latest quotes are in Monday November, 28th’s Investors Business Daily. Get workers to focus on outcomes instead of specific tasks, says Stephen Shapiro, […]
The True Story of Thanksgiving
One of the Goal-Free Living secrets is “Want What You Have.” Therefore it is timely to share with you the true story of Thanksgiving as told by Ben Franklin. Mark Skousen granted me permission to reprint the following story from his new book, The Compleated Autobiography, by Benjamin Franklin, due to be released next month. […]
Salutation to the Dawn
Look to this day! For it is life, the very life of life. In its brief course Lie all the verities and realities of your existence: The bliss of growth The glory of action The splendour of beauty For yesterday is but a dream And tomorrow only a vision But today well lived makes every […]
Second Wind Dreams Video
During my travels two years ago, I met some amazing people at Second Wind Dreams. This organization grants dreams to people in nursing homes. In the book I tell of the dreams granted to Mae Bailey. She wowed CNN and most of the nation as her dream of riding all the rollercoasters at Six Flags […]
Goal-Free Economics?
I found some of the dialogue around Ben Bernanke, the potential replacement of Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan, quite interesting. It felt like a debate about goal-setting. According to a recent Associated Press article by Rachel Beck: “If Bernanke is confirmed, the central bank could for the first time in its history adopt a specific […]
Great Article on Goal-Free Living
There is a new article on kansascity.com about Goal-Free Living entitled: “Without a goal, we don’t have to keep score.” I really enjoyed the perspective of the author, Cindy Hoedel . Click here to read the article (free registration may be required). I particularly liked the story of Cindy’s challenge with her goal-oriented financial advisor. […]
Riots at Conference During Goal Exercise
Ok, riot is a bit of a strong word. No tables were tossed and no fires were set. However, new ideas did spread like wildfire. And a rebellion of sorts did take place. Let me explain. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I spoke at a conference in Washington DC last weekend. After my […]
Gaol-Free Living?
In a recent goalfree.com survey, 1 in 7 Americans said that they either broke the law or did something immoral to help them achieve their goals. And that is only those that ADMIT to doing it. I find it interesting that the old English spelling for “jail” is “gaol” (pronounced the same as the American […]