Managing with Aloha

Kūlia and Break Thrū! in Social Acts

Up to now I thought there were just three things you need to push toward a breakthrough:

1. A burning DESIRE to do so, igniting greater self-motivation
2. An IDEA about doing so that excites you, and gives you an ending vision pulling you toward it
3. The SELF-DISCIPLINE and focus to make it happen by taking each action necessary

At first it seems Lisa Haneberg, (her new business card says she is a ‘Breakthrough Catalyst’ and if you know Lisa, you know it to be true) agrees that thought must connect to action, for in her new book, Two Weeks to a Breakthrough, How to Zoom Toward your Goal in 14 Days or Less, she starts by saying,

A fine line separates a great life from one that is unsatisfying or filled with regret. Two variables determine which situation applies to you. The first is your mind-set. Are your thoughts and conversations in alignment with success and fulfillment? The second is your actions. Greatness is about showing up; successful people do what others put off or ignore.

However in reading her book, and in watching carefully the journey she has taken to write it with authority and credibility, living her own coaching, I now know that there is one more very crucial element: We are human beings, and thus our breakthroughs are a social act. The key word within Lisa’s quote above is CONVERSATION.

Year of the Breakthrough Tour

This is a map of a motorcycle tour that Lisa is wrapping up this week, a possibility manifested within her goal of helping as many people as she can personally reach, with catalyzing their own breakthroughs. It is an amazing social act! Incredibly inspiring.

Thus this is my new breakthrough ingredient list, in the Language of Intention that I have found helps power my ho‘ohana:

ManagingWithAloha.com welcomes the “Dawning of a New Day”

Aloha to all of you in 2007 my Managing with Aloha Community!

I am honored you are here to share this dawning of a new day with me, and with all who have chosen to participate in our mission to manage and lead with dignity and nobility.

In late November we celebrated our two-year anniversary of the publishing of Managing with Aloha, and our childhood of the MWA movement would be called the “Tremendous Twos!” The book is in its’ third printing, and more importantly, we continue to welcome many more managers who will excitedly proclaim, “I am learning to manage and lead with aloha!”  Managers matter, and you can make a significant difference in the world of work.

Our value for the month of January is Ka lā hiki ola “the dawning of a new day,” and it could not be more fitting for this, our 2007 chapter as we imua, and go forward. Your subscriptions to www.managingwithaloha.com have skyrocketed, and I am exceptionally grateful of your intentions, help and commitment, for I freely admit (with not a little embarrassment) that while residing on a blogging platform this site has not been updated all that frequently up to now. This year that will change.

Therefore, for both old and new subscribers alike, here are my intentions, i.e. my MWA Ho‘ohana for 2007:

Ekahi ka Pō‘akahi o Ianuali

“Tomorrow will be a defining day for us. Tomorrow is January 23rd, the fourth Monday of the month, in a year where we have five of them, Ekahi ka Pō‘akahi o Ianuali, i.e. the force of five Mondays for Ka lā hiki ola, i.e. our dawning of a new day in a brand new year. Ianuali is the Hawaiian word for January, Pō‘akahi the word for Monday. Ekahi is 5.

It may have been a bit difficult to read that first paragraph with all the Hawaiian thrown in, however I did so because of the strong language of intention within the words: …”

You can read the rest of my coaching on the kaona, i.e. the hidden meaning of Ekahi ka Pō‘akahi o Ianuali on the blog Synergy: Will you lead, or will you follow?
[Read the comment by Steve Sherlock too, and his resulting next post- synergy in action!]

How are you doing with your Jumpstart?

Ekahi ka Pō‘akahi o Ianuali. The force of five Mondays. This is a power-packed time to take advantage of. The world can conspire to help you!

With these thoughts in mind, and their connection to your own language of intention, understand that your self-talk is so important. Your private decision is where it all starts. Please comment here if I can help you answer any nagging questions, for others may have the same questions too,

Our momentum is building, and I would like to say mahalo to those in the Ho‘ohana Community who have supported my initiative here for 2006: Please take some time to visit them via the trackbacks here, here, and here. Be sure to scroll down the same links and catch the comments too.

Related posts for your self-coaching:
1. An important one, if you have not yet read it on Talking Story.
Ho‘omau and the Language of Intention.
2. Also, our October Ho‘ohana last year included the action sequence on decision and commitment. You may want to read that one again as well; it will give you a preview to where we are heading! It is the MWA pattern every October.
October Ho‘ohana: Sweet Closure.
3. Lesson of the Geese. Following is not a bad thing when it is purposeful: “If you choose to follow, is it only because another leadership initiative has emerged that you are excited about and energized by, one you have deliberately chosen to own and put your signature on as you follow another’s lead— at first.”

Sidebar: If you are wondering about the other Hawaiian names for the days of the week and months, I’ve added them to the glossary this morning. Start at Lāpule, Sunday, and it will lead you to the rest (since the alpha listing is in Hawaiian).