Every now and then, it feels good to complain.  

But it’s easy to get stuck there – and that’s not good.

When you or someone on your team gets stuck in complaint land,
consider asking the question,What do you want instead?

 For example, let’s say the complaint is: “I’m so tired of people missing their deadlines.”
Then what if you say: “That must be frustrating. What do you want instead?

Or if the complaint is:

“I hate the way everyone else just sits there when I have so much to do.”
What if you say: “That must be frustrating, what do you want instead?

The answer to “What do you want instead?” is a powerful statement to yourself and to others.

It positively clarifies what you want or where you want to be instead.

We hear so much about the importance of living in the present.
Yet if we feel stuck and are frequently complaining about the present, envisioning the future can propel us forward.

copyright 2009 – Jan Bolick, Business Class Inc

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