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Index

A

Achieve Global, 12

achievers, dreamers vs., 10–12

active participation

resistance and, 154, 162–163, 175, 176–177

sharing the glory and, 185

See also inclusion

adrenaline rush, 82–83

aggression, 152–153

defensiveness and, 154–156

ambition

mission as driving force, 16–20

as success factor, 4

See also motivation

applause, 103–104, 181

application, 10, 195

guiding principle of, 196

holistic perspective and, 195–197, 199–200

importance of small improvements, 196–197

law of augmenting returns, 194, 201

repetition in, 196, 197–198

aspiration, 9

mission focus and, 19–20

aspirational fields, 20–21, 39, 118, 181, 194–195

conflicting objectives, 181–182

desire and, 67

protection of, 183–186

unbalanced life and, 138–139

augmenting returns, law of, 194, 201

B

Big Dream, 2

day jobs and, 10–12

failure factors, 1

inspiring others and, 203–204

visual images and, 43–44, 45

See also aspiration; mission

bigotry, 172

brainteaser exercise, 58–59

Brody Howard, 62, 63

business organizations. See corporations

C

Cameron, James, 165–167

challenge, 30–31

change, resistance to, 30

children, teaching human- ness to, 201–203

Churchill, Winston, 25–27, 69

clarity of purpose

lack of willpower and, 78–79

in life alignment, 24–25

in mission statement, 35–36

conflict, 152–153

defensiveness and, 154–156

energy-sapping effect of, 153

personality factor in, 156–157, 158, 197

telling factor in, 157–161

corporations

employees’ sense of mission, 24

leadership role in, 173

mission statements, 29, 32

Czikszentmihalyi, Mihaly 106

D

De GraafJohn, 141

declaration strategy, 87–90, 105, 161

rewards and, 108–109

tracking system and, 101

See also inclusion; motivation

defensiveness, 154–156

personality factor in, 156–157

telling factor in, 157–161

Dickens, Charles, 180

Disney, Walt, 46–48

dreamcrafter’s law, 74

dreamcrafting, 2, 144, 204

core values, 125–129

dealing with objections, 84–87

life patterns and, 20

macroskills for, 9–10

optimism as fuel for, 54

as self-delusion, 64–66

sense of purpose and, 10

skillpower and, 8

staging points, 98–99

storytelling and, 160–161

dreamers, achievers vs., 10–12

dreams. See Big Dream; mission

214

E

Eisenhower, Dwight D.

“Ike,” 69–71

entertainment, life alignment and, 116

expectations

changing negative to positive, 61, 87

fear sublimation and, 82–83

outcome and, 58

placebo effect, 61–63

roller coaster example, 80–81

See also naysaying; power of suggestion

F

failure factors, 1

unpredictability, 198–200

failure patterns, 156

willpower and, 77–79

false hope, 66–67

fans. See supporters fractals, 194

Frankl, Viktor, 205–207

Fuller, Buckminster, 153

future, optimism and pessimism influences on, 53–54

G

glory

as reward trap, 181–182, 183

sharing, 184–186

goals

distractions and, 21

short-term needs vs., 137–139, 141, 143–144, 152

Goleman, Daniel, 139

Goodall, Jane, 90–93

grabbers vs. anticipators, 139–142, 180

grain-of-truth exercise, 86, 88

Guiliani, Rudy, 133–135

H

heroes internal resources of, 17–18

as people who never give up, 17, 21, 45–46, 171

real-life, 19–20

in stories, 17–18

hope, 66–67

hypnosis, 62

I

Ikemi,Yujiro, 62

inclusion, 10, 160, 161–164, 178–179

of children, 203

criteria for involvement, 178

guidelines for, 163

sharing the glory, 184–186

See also active participation; declaration strategy

inspiration, sources of, 19–20

J

job satisfaction, 24

jobs

dreariness of, 22–24

employees’ sense of mission, 24

incorporating dream elements in, 11–12, 143

interference with mission, 10–12, 143

K

Kennedy, John F., 24, 41, 42–43

Kirsch, Irving, 63

Kohn, Alfie, 103

L

Landes, David, 65–66

leadership, 170–173, 186

delegation of authority, 180

L-factor formula, 173–174

role-based view of, 172–173

Leider, Richard J., 143

life alignment, 10–12, 153

clarity of purpose in, 24–25

conflicting priorities, 117–119

distractions and, 21, 118

eliminating given activities, 118

entertainment and, 116

imbalance, 138–139

importance of small improvements, 196–197

mission as driving force, 16–20, 41

short-term obligations, 137–139, 141–142

teaching children about, 201–203

Lindbergh, Charles A., 109–112

M

macroskills, 9–10, 194

defined, 3–4

difficulty of learning, 4–5

man-on-the-moon mission. See moon race microskills, 8

mid-life crisis, 132

mission acceptance of, 41

achievability, 39

anticipating objections, 84–85

distractions as part of, 21

as driving force, 16–20

employees’ collective sense of, 24

inclusion of others, 10, 161–164

multiple objectives in, 40

probability/impact grid, 85–86

resistance from other people, 154, 162–163

See also Big Dream; motivation

Mission Impossible (television show), 16–17

mission statements, 29–32

criteria for, 30

establishing priorities in, 32

precision in, 35–37, 40, 78

too-formidable, 31

money motivation and, 179–180

time as, 119–120

moon race, 24, 41–43

Saturn 5 rocket stages, 95–97, 98, 118

Morris, Desmond, 103

motivation, 3, 9

celebrating milestones, 101–102, 181

demotivators, 130–132

glory as, 181–182, 183

money and, 179–180

quiet time for recharging, 105–107

rewards and, 107–109

sustaining momentum, 97–98

theory and, 7

time-release motivators, 98–99, 109, 181

tracking systems for, 99–101

See also ambition; declaration strategy; mission

Murphy’s law, 73–74, 77, 89, 203

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N

Nakagawa, Shunji, 62

Naylor, Thomas H., 141

naysaying, 83–84

dealing with, 84–87, 163

grains of truth in, 86, 88, 162

news broadcasts, bad news emphasis, 75

O

O’Brien, Flann, 141

optical illusions, true-false card, 52–53

optimism as dreamcrafting fuel, 54

pessimism vs., 52–54

rewards of the journey, 65, 68

P

Pascal, Blaise, 160

patience, 124–125

Pearson, Lester B., 82

pessimism bigotry as, 172

fear of disappointment and, 55–56

grains of truth in, 86, 88, 162

Murphian contamination reprogramming, 76–77

naysayers and, 83–84

optimism vs., 52–54

self-sabotage and, 67–68

willpower and, 78–80

physical fitness holistic view of, 196–197

mission statements for, 36–37, 38–39

placebo effect, 61–63

power of suggestion, 62–64

See also expectations practice, theory and, 6–8

predicting the future, 198–199

optimism and pessimism in, 53–54

probability, mathematics of, 75–76

problem-solving, satisfaction from, 60–61

projection, 9, 127–129

gifts to future self, 129–132

scenic dead-ends, 132

purpose. See clarity of purpose; mission

R

resistance, indifference as, 176

resistance to mission active participation and, 154, 162–163, 175, 176–177

defensiveness, 154–156

reward trap, 107–109, 183

rewards, 107–109

grabbers vs. anticipators, 139–142, 180

rites of passage, 102–105

road map for a dream, 99–102, 128

roller coasters, expectations and, 80–81

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S

Scherer, John, 171

self-sabotage, 55–56

pessimism as source of, 67–68

sense of purpose. See mission Shapiro, David A., 143

short-term needs, 137–139, 141, 143–144, 152

Shure, Norman, 63

skill difficulty level, success and, 4–5

mastery of, 6–7, 79–80

as success factor, 4

smoking, quitting, 36, 37–38

social roles leadership and, 172–173

people beneath the roles, 171–172, 173

Socratic method, 158–160

staging points, 98–99

as ceremonial occasions, 104–105

stories, 17–18, 160–161

success celebration of, 45

as exhausting nightmare, 141

triumphal moment, 44–45

vision and, 42–44

success factors, 4

in business, 24

in compelling visions, 43

suitcase words, 126, 141, 142

support from others. See declaration strategy; inclusion

supporters, 170–173, 177–178

T

talent, as success factor, 4

theory

how-to vs. why-to, 6–8

motivation and, 7

time

concepts of, 115–118

lack of, 117–118, 131

life alignment and, 117–118

as money, 119–120

time management, 9

bundling opportunities, 122, 141, 163

computer macros and, 120–122

delete key and, 5

eliminating demotivators, 130–132

gifts to future self, 129–132

multitasking, 122–123, 144

patience, 124–125

searching for lost items, 123

time-release motivators, 98–99, 109, 181

tracking systems, 99–102

true-false card illusion, 52–53

V

values

clarification exercise, 127

core beliefs, 125–129

instant gratification and, 142

vision statement. See mission statement visions of success, 43–44, 138

W

wagon wheels, in movies, 158–159

Wann, David, 141

Williams sisters (Venus and Serena), 187–189

willpower lack of, 77–78, 84

skillpower and, 8

unclear mission and, 37

Wilson, Woodrow, 160

Winfrey, Oprah, 145–147

wish list creating a, 32–33

desirability ranking, 34–35, 40

grouping of wishes, 33–34

specific ends, 39

workplace. See jobs worldview, reprogramming against Murphian contamination, 76–77

Wray, Nelda P., 63