The BAR Formula™: THE Key to Successful Change

Like many of you, I've often read statements such as "attitude is everything," "believe it and you'll achieve it," "whether you believe you can or believe you can't, you're right," etc., etc. For whatever reason, it's taken me a long time to internalize these truisms. But after experiencing the Dewitt Jones DVD, "Celebrate What's Right With the World" (see post below), something's clicked for me, both personally and professionally. The quotes above have taken on real significance. As I work with companies across the country, I've come to see how true these statements are. And they aren't just true for individuals, they're true for organizations as well (makes sense: despite our tendency to give "life" to them, organizations themselves do not have an existence beyond the "live" people who are its stakeholders - suppliers, employees, customers, shareholders, etc.).

So what does all this have to do with anything? Well, if you want to accomplish something or change something, you always need to come back to this formula: Beliefs - Actions - Results (the BAR Formula™). Once you understand this simple formula, you are on your way to transforming yourself and your organization. Stated another way: results ONLY come from your actions and every action you take is based on your beliefs. So if you want to change your personal or organizational results, you need to change your beliefs first.