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Leonardo DiCaprio and doing the impossible

by Jim Lord

When I accepted my son’s last-minute invitation to see the new summer blockbuster Inception on Sunday, I thought it would be a pleasant diversion. (Which it was, quite the brain thriller.) Little did I know it would hold something I’d want to share with you.

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Why Seeing Strengths is at the Core of Achieving the “Impossible”

by Jim Lord

Let’s turn back to the “impossible” theme — and see how important it is to start with strengths when aspirations are high.

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Are You Consulting? (Or Do You Want To?)

by Jim Lord

If you are consulting with clients (or speak, coach, facilitate, teach, advise) — or are getting ready to — I want you to have a brief new report I’m just finishing with 3 strategies on “How to create the consulting practice you really want.”

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Identifying Just One Strength Can Be a Breakthrough

by Jim Lord

On Friday I asked you if you could identify one thing that encourages you in your pursuit of the impossible. But I didn’t do it for myself. After all, I “got it.” And who has the time for such nonsense? Then I thought, “Let’s see what happens if I do it, instead of thinking about it.”

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How to Start, or Boost, Your Pursuit of the Impossible

by Jim Lord

When I asked earlier this week whether folks were pursuing what seems impossible, one person wrote back: “I used to think that tackling the impossible just takes convincing people how great the need is, how big the problem.” Whoa! That can work. But there’s a more powerful way …

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Who Could Have Imagined So Many Refuse to Accept “It’s Impossible”?

by Jim Lord

Monday afternoon I posed a question to some of the folks I’ve been in touch with: Is there something you want to accomplish that seems (nearly) impossible? Guess what? I heard from dozens within the hour, and nearly all said …

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1-Minute Question: Are You Pursuing the Impossible?

by Jim Lord

This week I’m writing about achieving what seems impossible. It’s been a vital idea in my life — and in the lives of those I get to work with. And I’m wondering how it fits with where you’re at. I’d appreciate it if you’d respond to one quick question …

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How Can Perking Up Your Board Influence Your Community?

by Jim Lord

What can happen if you start in a new place — just for part of one board meeting? Could you get some new oomph into the room? And how might that new perspective ripple outward, influencing your community?

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Who am I?

by Jim Lord

40 years ago today, four students marching for peace were killed by troops at Kent State. For many, including me, that day locked in our commitment to being involved in the world around us.

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Your Power: Even Greater Than Your Dollars or Deeds?

by Jim Lord

We have the power to point organizations toward what they have, rather than what they lack … toward their resources and capacities, rather than their needs and deficits. In this way, we can encourage them to rise to new levels of worth and accomplishment.

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