Invitation

Mountain paths as metaphor

Getting the most value from this book

F i r e / T h e n a t u r e o f p a s s i o n

Being who we are

Discovering our potential

What matters

Getting clear on what matters

Vision alignment

To dream, to learn

Big dreams, small steps

Progress along the path

Commitment to joy

E a r t h / T h e n a t u r e o f c o n f i d e n c e

Working from potential

The accessibility of potential

Doing well

Know how

The truth about weaknesses

Setting ourselves up for success

Rehearsing for success

No one else

Building self-confidence

Our personal scope of influence

Success as teacher

Gratitude

Wi n d / T h e n a t u r e o f c o n n e c t i o n

Transparency & trust

The power of dialogue

Inquiry

Listening

Making an impact

Feedback

Not taking things personally

Blind spots

Consensus building

Compassion

Abundant resources

Growing our social networks

Wa t e r / T h e n a t u r e o f a g i l i t y

Being present

Managing change

Making the difficult easy

Lions, tigers, and bears

Path barriers

Best use of time & space

Intentional use of time

Saying yes, saying no

Wise decisions

Smart planning

The power of startlines

Follow-through

Energy management

Strategic serendipity

Next steps on the path

Mountain Paths

2006 Jack Ricchiuto, DesigningLife Books

From the Introduction

Mountain Paths is dedicated to people committed to

continuous growth in personal effectiveness.

We believe that our focus is at the root of our well-being and

capacity for making a difference in our world. We value our

potential for passion, confidence, connection, and agility.

Passion is our clarity about what really matters to us that gives

us inspiration, energy, and focus in our life, career, and work.

Confidence is consciousness of our potential that gives us the

courage to act on our passion. Connection is the quality of our

relationships that support our ability to do more with others than

we can alone. Agility is our ability to be creative in adapting to

new challenges and creating new opportunities that life continues

to give us.

We don’t give away responsibility for our success. We believe

that at the heart of our success is expanding our personal

effectiveness - how we dream, engage, interact, and create what

matters most to us.

We don’t make others responsible for our success, happiness,

and well-being. We rely on our intentional use of self as the

authentic measure of our effectiveness.

We want to complete each conversation, each day, each

project with confidence that we did our best, we used our

potential to act on what matters to us, we were present and agile,

and we acted on our goals that call us to be more today than we

were yesterday.

Mountain Paths is an invitation to reflect on the possibilities of

discovering and realizing our potential.

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