I used to be an account executive for the VP of new Business at a major PR firm, and from time to time (read always) my boss would gather the team together for a meeting and delegate a collection of assignments and research to gather. We'd all leave the meeting scratching our heads, wondering how the assignments connected, and what the big picture view of all this new busyness was. When queried, he'd say, "Just do it."And so we did, with much grumbling, confusion, gossip and guesswork. We had to manufacture the big picture, and only the naturally dogged, competitive among us survived.

Goal setting without a clear vision may seem like a big duh concept, but it's amazing how many of us, like my old boss, set goals without tethering them to a compelling, inspiring vision on one end, and rigorous accountability on the other. Closing the loop.

What's so beautiful about a declaration (call it commitment if you will) is that it brings the future into the present, someday into now with great transparency. In the next few posts we'll be exploring declarations just in time for you to hurdle over the cuckoo resolution frenzy and start setting goals from the inside out.

In joy,

Lisa