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Goals should be the big picture items that you wish to someday accomplish. Your quotas on the other hand are the minimum amounts of work that you must get done every single day to make it a reality.

Professor Fogg’s entire system on Tiny Habits is built around this principle that it’s better to set micro quotas to get out of the analysis phase and right into the action:

An “Ahscrewit!” moment is any specific instance where you throw your arms up in the air and say, “Screw this, it’s not worth the effort!”

We build our fame to reach a lot of people so that we can influence a few.

you’re intentional, so you know when to stop building and start doing.

Be mindful in your intention setting. What do you want? You may have already found your tribe.Know thyself. Be self-aware and connected with what is going on within you.No judgement. We are not perfect. Build up those around you instead of breaking them down.Surround yourself with like-minded people.Get over yourself. Only you and your fears prevent you from achieving your goals.Be brave. Put it out there -- start a group. You never know where this might lead and what connections you might make.Be picky.Stay true. Do it your way, work with integrity and kindness.

Himmelman defines networking as exchanging information for mutual benefit. T

go-around of information exchange,

Himmelman defines coordination as exchanging information and altering activities for mutual benefit and for a common purpose.

most managers are cooperative, friendly, and willing to share information — but what they lack is the ability and flexibility to align their goals and resources with others in real time. Sometimes this starts at the top of the organization when senior leaders don’t fully synchronize their strategies and performance measures with each other.

First, consider the goal you’re trying to achieve. Map out the end-to-end work that you think will be needed to get the outcome you want.

Second, convene a working session with all of the required collaborators from different areas of the company to review, revise, and make commitments to this collaboration contract.

experimenting with bringing social media into the workplace for years.

company-wide social network called Beehive, w

"enterprise social media" system called WaterCooler.

“online communities” – the thousands of discussion forums allowing like-minded people to find one another, keep in touch, and share information. Most often these online communities are started by one or two highly motivated and unpaid individuals (aided by the amazing availability of free platforms to host such groups), and participation by all subscribers is intentional and voluntary. They operate on the principle of exchange, since if everyone lurks and never posts, no helpful ideas can emerge.

I asked them about how they worked with online volunteers and at first they said they didn’t have any.  Naturally, I soon changed their perception. In fact, NTEN depends on the freely donated time and skills of its involved members.

Why is it important to recognize this quasi-invisible workforce? Because seeing and valuing the volunteer nature of this service will let you appreciate and strengthen it. Further, it’s possible to apply the principles of volunteer management to make such volunteer participation easier and more productive. For example: