I work for a large American company, who you will have heard of. Obviously, being based in England it's not as 'American' as it could be, so generally it doesn't make any difference. But occasionally you get a glimpse of what the full-on experience would be like. And lately one theme has got to me.
"What I'd like you all to do now is write on a piece of paper what you want to achieve. Then imagine you have already achieved that objective, and write down how you did it. Then put that piece of paper somewhere you can see it every day, so you never lose sight of how to achieve your objective"
When faced with this statement in a recent 'training' course, I was a bit stumped. I don't have a masterplan. I don't have a target salary. I don't want to be managing director by the time I'm forty.
Why is there the automatic assumption that we are not happy with our lot? Why do we always have to achieve more? Is it impossible to think that some of are actually happy the way things are, and content to sail through life on a wave of satisfaction? As smug as it sounds, I have a lovely wife, a nice house, good job with a reasonable salary, a baby on the way, good health and great family and friends. What else could I possibly ask for?
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