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New Dynamics of Goal Setting: Flextactics for a Fast-Changing Future

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As the world changes rapidly around us, Denis Waitley recommends, among others, a good old fashioned remedy: "Write your ideas on paper. Then review them frequently."

For years I've been looking for a one-stop-shopping technique for tying together goals, plans, personal philosophy. This book offers "flextactics," which are almost the answer for me. Not quite, though.

I really like the encouragement Mr. Waitley provides. The book is worthwhile for that reason alone. I also like his step-by-step flextactics instructions - in theory, at least. But I found that I could not get past even the first day's exercise. He suggests identifying your all consuming, driving life's purpose. Subsequent days' exercises build upon that life's purpose. I'm one of those people who can't quite identify the long term purpose, but who has plenty of energy in the short term, and even medium term.

I eventually gave up and just fell back to the simple technique of writing, writing, writing, and occasionally regrouping and rewriting. This process in itself has been remarkably useful.

So I guess you could say I exercised some of the book's core principles. I will revisit this book a year or two from now.

Flextactics sounds like the perfect plan for our ever changing world. First copyrighted in 1993, this work takes the cookie cutter pieces of self help and puts a flexible spin on them that makes them more pliable and useful in this spin-on-a-dime changing society. The fact that most of the new jobs ten years from now probably haven't been invented yet, makes this a timely and insightful look into goal setting and coping with change.

.. and you will be able to 'do it' with this book's help. I certainly recommend this book to anyone who needs guidence and encouragement in setting lifetime goals and establishing them. I bought another copy for my brother,too. I wish I had read it earlier in my life.

In New Dynamics of Goal setting, the great Dr. Denis Waitley introduces the concept of FLEXTACTICS of which there are 10 Flextactic strategies:

1) Thrive on Risk as a part of life
2) Use your past to chart your future
3) Set your life-forming goals to keep on track
4) Set your life forming goals to keep on track
5) Let reality influence your goals
6) Turn obstacles into your advantage
7) Be selective to gain the most from today
8) Change your attitude toward work
9) Find goals that motivate yourself and others
10)Be flexible in your expectations
11)Set your new standards when you exceed your goals

Overall, a totally different approach to goal setting and achieving goals. Written back in the mid 90's to address the millions of jobs lost during Pres. Clintons administration where over 1/2 million jobs were lost and continued after his term was over.

To succeed in these time you have to be flexible and Waitleys FLEXTACTICS does just that.