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ecently, I saw a televi-
sion interview featuring
syndicated business col-
umnists Suzy and Jack
Welch (the revered past chairman
of General Electric) discussing the
premise of Suzy Welch's
new book, 10.10.10: 10
Minutes, 10 Months, 10
years.
In the book, Welch
decisions in our lives:
tions for each of us. She
created a system that
worked for her, one she
e What are the consequences of
my decision in 10 months?
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ing a close look at your life and
answering some business and
personal questions. Should you
quit your job? Should you wait for
As a coach, I really like this
premise. While we have to survive
today, we still need to think about
the near term and longer term.
the next round of layoffs? Should
you close your company? Should
you wait it out? Should you buy a
larger house, leave a relationship
Many of us in business have for-
gotten to consider the future while
trying in earnest to just stay the
or send your kid to private school?
Next, question the consequenc-
es of each option as it applies to
10 minutes, 10 months and 10
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In the past, I've given you tips
about getting through a crisis,
reiterated the importance of being
responsible and suggested ways
to avoid the next buggy-whip
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industry — all strategies I embrace
for surviving in these uncertain
times.
Now I would like to help you
move one step beyond this surviv-
alist mentality.
Today's world is so fast-paced
and uncertain it is easy to get
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details to help us think
about the decisions we
make so we can put our
lives into perspective.
Welch's system begins by tak-
• What are the consequences of
my decision in 10 years?
course. Perhaps it has become an
endurance test. We cut expenses
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In her book, Welch
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to life management, one
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• What are the conse-
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have all the answers for managing
your success, nor can Welch. We
can each, however, help you begin
to change the way you
think to transform the
suggests each of us ask
ourselves three questions
if we are facing tough
quences of my decision
in 10 minutes?
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know how to do that and it then
becomes overwhelming.
I am not going to pretend to
ness world as we once knew it is
changing — for better or for worse
— and we need to figure out ways
to thrive in it. Many of us do not
years. The tens are not meant to
be literal. The first one stands for
now, the next is the foreseeable
future and the last is so far away
you cannot predict how it will play
out.
For your final task, analyze your
answers to your set of questions
and compare them to your values.
What do you believe? What are
your goals and dreams? What do
you want and what do you need?
You are the only one responsible
for your future. If you can regain
control of your choices and reclaim
your life, you should be able to find
long-term happiness. 7
Robert Sher, CPA, is a certified
executive coach. He is former CFO for
Schostak Brothers & Company, Livonia.
His e-mail address is: info@bobsher.com .