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\"David<\/a>
\nIf you want to know which way to go, there are two things you must know: where you are going, and where you are. If you’re looking at a map to get somewhere, it is as critical to pinpoint your current location, as it is your destination.<\/p>\n

The lack of a sufficiently identified and accepted present reality can undermine the achievement of the clearest desired goal. In my work with thousands of people over the years, I have helped resolve some of the thorniest situations and kick-started some of the most “stuck” projects, simply by bringing to light an objective inventory of the current and relevant data. How much money there really is in the bank. How many customers there really are. How the individuals on the team really feel. What the competition is actually doing. How many people have actually been laid off in the last six months. The actual graph of revenues over the last five years. Etc.<\/p>\n

Companies, departments, and individuals may have big goals, even well expressed, and yet there can be a lack of energy, or a lack of real actions being defined and in motion. Groups bicker about the smallest things and can’t seem to get in gear. And the biggest problem about this is that they don’t know what the problem is. They are probably trying to build a house on sand. There’s no stake in the ground. There’s no traction.<\/p>\n

There is magic in getting clear about “what is.” It’s why:<\/p>\n