A
Abundance and contribution, 36–37
Aide, William, and performance, 45–46
Apartheid, 66
Applause as by-product of performance, 44, 50, 51–52
Appreciation
and cooperation, 85–86
Asking good questions, 122, 124
B
Balance, of hope and pragmatism, 15
Being in charge vs. in control and cooperation, 86–87
Belief in future, 8–9
Breaks
building confidence with, 90–91
comfort, 98–99
Brown, Edward, 23–24
Business practice of contribution, 33
C
Cabinet National Library, 34
Choice to learn, 25–28
Commitment and gratitude, 58–59
Common objectives and cooperation, 76
Confidence
building with breaks, 90–91
comfort breaks, 98–99
fear, transforming into action, 91–93
4 C’s Formula, 99–100
goals, 98
past as model, 99–100
striving, 96–97
Connectedness and gratitude, 58–59
Connection with world through questions, 119–122
Continual learning, 21–22
Contribution
abundance, 36–37
as business practice, 33
creativity and, 40–41
no-entitlement attitude, 37–39, 40
vs. performance, 51
reciprocity, dangers of, 41–42
vs. reward, 31–32
value creation, 32–33
Control of performance, 44
Conversation
and cooperation, 78–80
generated by learning, 29–30
Cooperation
appreciation, 85–86
being in charge vs. in control, 86–87
common objectives, 76
conversation, 78–80
growth, 75
motives, honesty about, 85
results, 83–84
Courage to achieve future, 9–12
Creativity and contribution, 40–41
Curiosity, engagement of, 124
D
Deliberate search for purpose, 112–113
Desire for growth, 1
E
Effort vs. enjoyment, 63–64
Ehlert, Mary Anne
contribution vs. commission, 32
meeting clients’ needs, 27
Process for Protected Tomorrows, 27
Embracing what’s not known through questions, 122–123
Engagement
and enjoyment, 67–68
through questions, 118–119
Enjoyment
vs. effort, 63–64
engagement, 67–68
as filter, 72–73
future and, 66–67
innovation, 71–72
seriousness with fun, 73
“sprint” games, 71
Unique Ability activities, 69
Entrepreneurial freedom, expanding, 115
Experience
learning from, 22–25
and performance, 46–47
transformation of, 29
Expressing gratitude, 60
F
Fear, transforming into confidence, 91–93
Filter, enjoyment as, 72–73
First principles, Strategic Coach, xiii
4 C’s Formula, Strategic Coach, for confidence, 99–100
Future
balance, of hope and pragmatism, 15
belief in, 8–9
courage, 9–12
goals, 17
growth and, 7
imagination, 8
laws and, 18
long view, 18
past and raw material for, 10–12
questions about, 17
small steps, 13–14
G
Goals and comfort, 98
Gratitude
commitment, 58–59
connectedness, 58–59
expressing, 60
growth, 53
humility, 58–59
proactive gratitude, 55–58
recording, 60
Strategic Coach strategy, 60
and success, 54
Growth
cooperation, 83–84
decision for, 127–131
desire for, 1
enjoyment, 66–67
future, 7
gratitude, 53
laws, natural, 4
learning, 21
lifetime, 129–131
mindset, xi–xiv
mindset cultivation, 3
purpose, 101–102
through questions, 117–118
rewards, 5
traps, 3–4
Growth Focuser tool, 132–137
Heart and gut, role of, 114
Humility and gratitude, 58–59
I
Imagination and future, 8
Innovation and enjoyment, 71–72
J
Johnson, Chad, and enjoyment, 68
K
Kaeja, Karen, and confidence, 95
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, on failure, 3
Kobakov, Todor, and performance, 45–47
L
Laws
alignment with and benefits, 128–129
and future, 18
natural, 4
Learning
choice, 25–28
continual, 21–22
conversation about, 29–30
from experience, 22–25
growth, 21
transformation of experience, 29
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 80–83
Long view of future, 18
M
MacDonald, Bryson, and purpose, 106–107
Miller, Tony and Mary, and gratitude, 55–57
Mindset cultivation, 3
Mission and purpose, 103–105
Money
vs. purpose, 103–105
as slippery slope, 107
walking away from, 107–110
Motives, honesty about and cooperation, 85
N
Neruda, Pablo, 58
No-entitlement attitude and contribution, 37–39, 40
O
Ode to Common Things (Neruda), 58
Olivier, Sir Laurence, and performance, 48
P
Passmore, Matthew, and contribution, 33–36
Past
as model for confidence, 99–100
as raw material for future, 10–12
Performance
applause as by-product, 44, 50, 51–52
vs. contribution, 51
control, 44
experience, 46–47
presence in the moment, 52
pride, 47–48
standard creation, 51
Pijuan, Antonio, and small steps, 13
Pijuan-Nomura, Lisa
and confidence, 94–97
and contribution, 33
Polish, Joe, and past, 10–12
Presence in the moment with performance, 52
Pride in performance, 47–48
Prime directives and purpose, 103–104
Proactive gratitude, 55–58
Process for Protected Tomorrows, 27
Profit and purpose, 102–103
Purpose
deliberate search for, 112–113
expressing, 114–115
growth, 101–102
heart and gut, role of, 114
and mission, 103–105
vs. money, 105–107
prime directives, 103–104
profit and, 102–103
Purpose statement, Strategic Coach, 115
Q
Questions
asking good questions, 122, 124
connection with world, 119–122
curiosity, engagement of, 124
embracing what’s not known, 122–123
engagement with, 118–119
about future, 18
growth from, 117–118
R
Rebar Art and Design Studio, 35–36
Recipriocity
dangers of and contribution, 41–42
at Strategic Coach, 41
Recording
gratitude, 60
purpose, 114–115
Reijerse, Fidel, and purpose, 108–112
Results and cooperation, 83–84
Rewards
vs. contribution, 31–32
of growth, 5
R-Factor Question, Strategic Coach, 17
Rigby, Gaynor, and contribution, 37–39
S
Samuelson, Ruth, and cooperation, 76–80
Seriousness with fun, 73
Shearing, Clifford, and enjoyment, 64–67
Sherwood, Tommy, and questions about special needs, 120–121
Singer, Jon, and questions, 120–121
Small steps to achieve future, 13–14
Smith, Babs, and purpose, 102–105
Smith, Jonathan B., and cooperation, 80–83
“Sprint” games and enjoyment, 71
Standards creation for performance, 51
Status
as product of results, 83
Strategic Coach
about, 141–142
first principles, xiii
4 C’s Formula, 99
gratitude, 60
purpose statement, 115
reciprocity, 41
R-Factor Question, 17
Unique Ability activities 73
Striving in confidence, 96–97
Success and gratitude, 54
Sullivan, Dan, and purpose, 102–105
T
Tate Modern Gallery, London, 35
Taylor, Dan
and confidence, 91–93
and gratitude, 60
Transformation of experience, 29
Traps for growth, 3–4
2010 Winter Olympics (Vancouver), 110–112
U
Unique Ability activities, Strategic Coach, and enjoyment, 69
V
Value creation and contribution, 32–33