W here I s Y our F ocus ?
“Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” –D ale C arnegie
Why Outcomes Matter More Than Solutions
As The Manely Firm has studied “The Power of TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic)” by David Emerald, we’ve found his companion book “3 Vital Questions: Transforming Workplace Drama” to be just as instructive. Even though Emerald wrote the book for a business audience, its lessons apply just as much to our personal lives. The first vital question has transformed how we perform our work by asking, “Where do you put your focus?” When people seek an empowering response to challenges, they often try to shift their focus from problems to solutions. But in truth, that’s
G oat C heese and T hyme S tuffed C hicken
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just a different way of looking at the same thing. We should set our sights higher than simply overcoming the obstacle in front of us. Rather than focusing on problems or solutions, we should let the outcomes we want guide us. There are multiple solutions to any problem, but you can only find the right one by looking at the bigger picture. Many people get stuck in a cycle of solving problems like a game of whack-a-mole. When one is defeated, another pops up, and you never reach your larger goals. For example, most of our clients face the problem of an unhappy marriage, and anyone can make a divorce happen with the correct paperwork. Some people become so focused on the solution of divorce that they forget to ask what kind of outcome they want. At this crossroads, someone must consider how they want to support their children, what career and educational goals they wish to pursue, and how they hope their life will look in 5 or 10 years. Most of all, they should determine what kind of person they want to be. Only by answering those questions can The Manely Firm help put clients on the path to their hopes, dreams, and aspirations. That goal drives every legal strategy and maneuver we make because a cookie-cutter response wouldn’t give our clients the outcome they want. “3 Vital Questions” has given us a consistent tool to use in client conversations and allowed us to adjust our perspective. Where we put our attention determines what our results will be. When you focus on solving problems, you’re only inviting more. But a focus on outcomes makes problem-solving just one part of the process.
I ngredients
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2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
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4 pieces of thin-sliced bacon
Olive oil
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3.5 oz firm goat cheese
2 zucchinis, thinly sliced 1 large tomato, thinly sliced
1 tsp fresh thyme leaves, plus 2–3 sprigs
D irections 1. Preheat oven to 375 F. 2. Split the chicken breasts almost in half along the long side, open them like a book, then flatten the sides out. 3. Put the goat cheese on the “open book” side of the chicken and sprinkle with thyme leaves. Fold the chicken over to enclose the cheese, then wrap each breast in 2 slices of bacon. 4. Lightly oil a shallow gratin or casserole dish, then arrange overlapping rows of zucchini and tomatoes on the bottom. Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, then set chicken on top. Place thyme sprigs on chicken. 5. Bake for 40–45 minutes until the bacon is crisp and golden and the zucchini is tender.
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