Todd's Results Chart and Blackberry - 2012
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Ah-Ha! Moment – I can't count the number of times I've noodled on a tough problem for a long time and got nowhere, or almost nowhere. And then, a few days later, a solution just comes to me in what I call an "ah-ha! moment."

I've found you can never FORCE an "ah-ha! moment" – and yet I've also found you can ENABLE an "ah-ha! moment." How? By introducing the problem to the conscious mind, and then being patient as the subconscious mind works the problem in the background.

I knew I'd have time for many insights to bubble to the surface during vacation. So, a few days before leaving, I compiled a list of 17 questions – comprising work, family, and personal items – I wanted to think about. Just writing the questions primed both my conscious and subconscious minds. Sure enough, near the end of vacation, I got up early a few mornings, then quickly and easily jotted down MANY ideas for each question.

Lesson learned? "Be Prepared" includes doing the pre-work to create conditions to generate lots of ideas!

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This monthly series is Todd's continuing journey of "Intentional Reality" through the process of personal accountability. What's at stake? Todd's BlackBerry.

Check back each month to find out if Todd met his accountability goals or if he had to give up his BlackBerry.

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