I’m thinking that your last two postings belong together. Will I use an affirmation and have faith? Or will I use it as the first step of the scientific process?

I guess more important, when I coach my team, will I encourage them to build a way to Plan the affirmation as a measurable activity, Do what they had in mind, Check the results against the forecast, and then Adapt the affirmation and do another cycle?

I get a lot of students who believe in affirmation, and mind over matter. I ask them to turn that belief to a scientific experiment that would work with Sagan’s book in your post from last week.

It takes courage, but I ask that of students and clients and employees every day. Moving past affirmation takes courage, and you develop that by doing it, not saying it, no?

In other words, I like these two postings as a pair. Thank you!