Sublime

Clarity is power. Clarity motivates people to use the vision as a criterion to evaluate their actions. People ask, “Does my action support the vision?” The answer must be clear. Vision provides the tight focus on thinking strategically. It insists that everyone direct his or her energies toward creating the tomorrow we want. Brevity helps. Use a sh

Clarity gives us the ability to detect sensory events that are subtle, or not very intense. This combined with equanimity allows us to have a high degree of fulfillment on demand during the day.

As one senior vice president succinctly summarized it when she looked at the results gathered from her extended team: “Clarity equals success.”

From “Pretty Clear” to “Really Clear” Executives I work with often suggest their company purpose or strategy is “pretty clear,” as if to say that is sufficient. But anyone who wears glasses knows there is a big difference between pretty clear and really clear! The same seems true with individuals’ professional strategy. When I ask people, “What do

long-notes containing divergent ideas create added steps and confusion.

• Evergreen notes should be atomic


• Evergreen notes should be concept-oriented


• Evergreen notes should be densely linked


• Prefer associative ontologies to hierarchical taxonomies


• Write notes for yourself by default, disregarding audience