#002 Beginnings with Plato and Dorie Clark
“The beginning is the most important part of the work. ”
What can Plato teach us about making resolutions? Dorie Clark, our inagural guest, shares her tips for setting goals that set us up for success, and why Plato is totally not overrated. The Happier Hour explores a different topic every two weeks. This week: Resolutions
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Tips for Making Resolutions:
Tip 1: No more than two professional goals and one personal goal.
Tip 2: Make quarterly to six-month goals instead of annually
Tip 3: Make a conscious choice about the things you won't do
Tip 4: Turn down things you like to make room for things you love
Tip 5: Strategic use of jealousy
BOOKS:
The End of Competitive Advantage by Rita Gunther McGrath
Good Strategy/Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt
Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One by Jenny Blake
By Plato:
By Dorie Clark:
Entrepreneurial You by Dorie Clark
Reinventing You by Dorie Clark
Stand Out by Dorie Clark
QUESTION OF THE EPISODE:
“What do you need to say “no” to in your life that you really like, in order to make room for something you really love?
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ABOUT DORIE CLARK
Dorie Clark is an adjunct professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and the author of Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of 2015 by Inc. magazine. A former presidential campaign spokeswoman, the New York Times described her as an “expert at self-reinvention and helping others make changes in their lives.” A frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, she consults and speaks for clients including Google, Microsoft, and the World Bank. She is also a producer of a multiple Grammy-award-winning jazz album. You can download her free Entrepreneurial You self-assessment workbook and learn more at dorieclark.com/entrepreneur.
Photo by Kenny Lozyniak