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_Today on a Drucker trip I toured Patagonia  and spoke with CEO Casey Sheahan. Casey said he wanted leaders to abandon goal setting and instead embrace "intentionality", or consciously and unequivocally stating your vision for the future. "After we stopped setting sales goals a few years ago, sales went way up," he said.
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Check out my interview with Marcus Tallhamn of Otelic.

http://otelic.tv/

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I presented my study on flow in competitive contexts at the International Positive Psychology Association conference this week. You can download a copy of my poster here: http://bit.ly/nD4jm0
In a nutshell: Traditionally in flow research, the more competitive you are, the less likely you are to experience flow in competition, because you'll be focused on the results instead of the process. This didn't square with my experiences as an athlete, so I wondered if it might depend on the meaning you attributed to competition - basically, whether you saw it as a means for demonstrating who's a winner and who's a loser, or whether you saw beating other people as a way to track your own skill development. I surveyed 455 triathletes, runners and cyclists, and found that competitiveness and flow were positively correlated among those who see competition as a means for their own development. There are many other interesting findings here, which I will detail in another article.
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Momentum at IPPA 07/19/2011
 
I'll be attending the International Positive Psychology Association conference starting Saturday. Check back for the latest findings, and interviews with some of positive psychology's luminaries.
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I'm so glad you found Momentum!

This blog will deal with topics that come up on the journey between today and the time you accomplish your goals. My goal is to supply ideas and information that will help you get where you want to go, and also enjoy the ride.

We'll talk about  everything from the first sparks of inner desire, to setting goals and making plans, to managing success and reaping rewards, to planning your next move.

There will be practical tips and  meditations on the sublime, interviews with luminaries, links to useful ideas I find around the web, and a few projects I'm developing myself. We'll talk about getting and keeping your motivation, procrastination, peak performance, flow, tackling to-do lists, learning at high rates of speed -- everything that comes up within and around your personal development.

I welcome your comments and feedback. Buckle up and let's go!
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