We all have AHA! Moments.

These are magical moments when things fall into place, when things feel right & good, and when we feel at least a little bit wiser. Sometimes the AHA! is large and we feel enlightened and much wiser. AHA! Moments are among the most-positive internal events in our lives. They are linked in intuition and to insight, both powerful and constructive activities that occur within our minds.

AHA! Moments are triumphant experiences. They help us get over hurdles. They provide better ways of doing things. They change paradigms. They energize us.

AHA! Moments change our lives for the better.

So, it makes sense that we should maximize the number of AHA! Moments we experience.

How might we do that?

How might we increase the number of AHA! Moments we experience?

Can we design ways to experience more AHA! Moments?

I have given this quite a lot of thought and I have concluded it would be very difficult and maybe even impossible for a person to design ways to self-experience more AHA! Moments. On the other hand, it is relatively easy to design ways to increase the number of AHA! Moments experienced by other people.  

Socrates knew this and he set up a question-method that guided his pupils and followers to AHA! Moments.

A series of designed questions - baby steps of thought & action coupled with the art of good questions - is just one way to help other people experience more AHA! Moments.

Idea-storming - a free-flow idea generation process - is another way.

Properly performed coaching - non-programmed, free-flow coaching - is another way.

The benefits of paving the path for more AHA! Moments for others [and encouraging others to do the same for you]...

Here are 3:

1. More AHA! Moments mean more learning...self-improvement - the best kind of learning.
2. More AHA! Moments mean higher levels of work satisfaction...a great way to attract and keep top-quality people.
3. More AHA! Moments mean you can ease off on telling, which often brings resistance...instead of telling you help by guiding.

When you stop and think about it, why would you not make increasing people's AHA! Moments one of your highest priorities?

Enjoy the Magic of AHA!

Consider the decisions made at your business:

• Are decisions made quickly? 
• Do decisions receive attention and quality input from many people?  
• Are decisions understood and implemented successfully? 

These are important areas:

• the simplicity with which decisions can be made, 
• the quality of input received prior to finalizing decisions, and 
• the success rates for implementation of decisions. 

If your leadership team scores high in these areas then your business will stand above most of your competitors:

• Your business will be fleet of foot. 
• Your business will be thinking accurately and acting properly. 
• Your business will be able to forecast, budget, and receive profitability. 

All of these things contribute to a best-in-class workplace and a sustainable approach to business. Less than these things signals potential problems. More often than not, the problems have passed through the potential stage and they are real - real problems. Now, problems are a necessary ingredient if we want to make business our career. However, repeated problems are destined to ruin the business recipe. And, too many problems spoil the business meal.

So, there is value in stepping back and checking the pulse of your business decision-making:

• Is it a healthy pulse? 
• If so then you will find decisions are made relatively quickly. 
• Is it a strong pulse? 
• If so then you will find your key people are pushing in the same directions as your decisions. 
• Is it a pulse that can withstand stress? 
• If so you will find it is a variable pulse, able to hum away at methodical work and also able to ramp up when situations demand more. 

And finally, is it a pulse that complains rarely?  If it does not complain too much about already-made decisions then it is a good and healthy pulse...a beating pulse.

The beat goes on.

Desired results follow.

Thought Tweet #773 About deviant behaviour in business: remove some, emulate some, & take care with the choices you make.

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

To influence change, you must focus on specific vital behaviours.

Find 'deviant' behaviour that needs to be removed...find 'deviant' behaviour that needs to be emulated...do these things...and then you create change.

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DEVIATE...

I mean, from the 'norm'...in the positive direction.

Dare to be positively different.

Drive to be positively different.

Thrive to be positively different.