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We long, as Abraham Maslow wrote, to be "that which we glimpse in our most perfect moments." But, he also pointed out "we are generally afraid" to live up to the potential we see. As the years pass, the glimpses fade. Instead of filling us with hope, fantasies of success often trigger doubts and regret. In the success of others we recognize our own rejected desires. Though we may look successful, we wonder, can't I …

…persistent, creative action. When I suggest this idea to executives and professionals, they are initially skeptical. "It sounds too out there," they say. But, once they grasp the power of changing behavior by changing structure and glimpse its awesome potential for producing results with limited resources, they say things like, "Well, the planning we do doesn't produce the results we most want. Maybe this can help us become what we've always known we could be."