Aligned Thinking: Make Every Moment Count

Jim Steffen

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Jan 3, 2006 - Business & Economics - 136 pages

Too much to do! I never get anything done! I have so little control over my life!

These were thoughts Ray had as he headed home later for supper, confident his wife, Carol, would be sympathetic to his problem.

One sentence into unloading his problems on her, he heard, "Too much to do? Tell me about it!" Her problems were as big as or even bigger than his.

When they went to a friend for help, they discovered more than hope, "That sounds like us several years ago. But Coach Eric's Aligned Thinking not only solved those problems, it helped us to do what most people believe impossible: align every action to what we really want.

With mild hope and huge skepticism, Ray and Carol visited Coach Eric and gave him a description of their ideal professional and personal life. Coach Eric assured them that Aligned Thinking could help them enjoy each item on their list. However, when he asked them to add to their list "make every moment count so life becomes a celebration," Ray and Carol became even more skeptical.

Contents

• Implementing the MIN Secret in Your Life: 79
• Note from the Author: 127
• Acknowledgments: 129
• About the Author: 135

About the author

Kenneth Hartely Blanchard was born May 6, 1939, in Orange, New Jersey. He married Marjorie McKee, a business consultant, in 1962. He founded Blanchard Training and Development in 1977. Blanchard has cowritten several books on management, including one of the best-selling management books of all time, The One-Minute Manager (1982) with Spencer Johnson. In the book, the authors describe effective and efficient management skills. The basics to good management are setting goals, praising, and reprimanding. Blanchard says that these skills can easily be translated to work in the home as well as the office. Blanchard lives in San Diego, California.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Aligned Thinking: Make Every Moment Count; Ken Blanchard
• Author: Jim Steffen
• Contributor: Ken Blanchard
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2006
• ISBN: 1605091456, 9781605091457
• Length: 136 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / General; Business & Economics / Personal Success; Business & Economics / Time Management; Self-Help / Personal Growth / General