The Change Anything Kit by Pascal Laliberté About me 👇
1. Have-done lists
Pretend you’re in the future, and write what you'll be celebrating. Re-write and re-order until the list rings true.
Before the end of the my conversation with my boss:
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I’ll have:
- Obtained a change in the way we work
- Communicated my concern with the way it’s working right now
- Shared another alternative
- Obtained a change in the way we work
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She’ll have:
- Obtained an authentic and frank discussion
- Obtained a key player on the delivery of the new project
2. Mental models
Detect the mental models that warp how you see reality, and catch them before you go off on the wrong course.
What am I so sure about?
- Unless things change, it’ll go bad
- Maybe
- If I propose a change, she’ll be defensive
- If I make the vulnerable first step, I might learn something
- Surely, my manager has thought of the problem already
- Maybe she did
- Maybe she wasn’t ready to talk about it because she had no solution
Quick Intro Video
(Length: 5 min)
Video With More In-Depth Examples
In the video below (38 min), see how the following three situations are changed using have-done lists and mental models
- Sarah works on her consulting business today, and she’s got a full plate (too much to do!).
- Dan is sure his supervisor won’t agree to his idea.
- Sylvie’s meeting with partners on an important project is going nowhere.
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By Re-Wiring Your Brain Using Have-Done Lists
To go deep, there’s also a course:
The Language of Objectives is a 10-week course on learning have-done lists. Every week, get an email with an example situation improved by using have-done lists, and get coaching on your own lists via email by me. By the mid-way point, by putting in the effort, you’ll have obtained a breakthrough in one area of your life. Get notified when the course is offered next.
Or start with what you know
About me
My name is Pascal. I’ve developed these techniques so that I could use my natural preferences to go big-picture and small-picture at the same, to strive for doing the right thing, and to think of every variable. Since then, I’ve improved situations in my life that left me surprised. Sometimes, all that is needed is to adopt the right posture, finding the smallest thing that’ll do the biggest impact, and changing our mindsets. I hope I can help you with your situations too.