What is it about saying that we want to make a change and actually making change that's different? What gets in our way? What prevents us from bringing our ideas to fruition? Why do we bother to say that we will change something when it usually doesn't happen anyway?

Looking at our lives today, it's no wonder that we can easily get caught up in distractions that prevent us from making changes. Every place we turn is filled with something else attempting to get our attention and focus. So, it's no wonder that despite our good intentions, something will come along that will pull us away. How many times do we say, "I need to clean up my desk. It's such a mess, and I have trouble finding things." Seems like a good idea at time, but before we know it, a year has passed and desk looks exactly same as it always has. How many times do we vow to exercise regularly. Sometimes it means joining a gym or it could be as simple as bringing a treadmill into house. Yet, how many of us actually begin a regular, consistent routine? And, if we do start a routine, how many of us actually stick with it?

by Bas de Baar

Why does chicken cross road? To get to other side. But why does chicken want to be on other side? Perhaps there is more food. Better sunlight. Who knows.

Sit behind your desk in your office, or stand wherever you normally do your work, and look around. Look at all those people that are walking by. Some may look like chickens, but they are all corporate beasts. They also have a goal, a reason for why they cross road. It's thing that drives them, stuff that makes them do what they do.

If you can guess what it is, you have an advantage over them. If you can appeal to their drives, they are more likely to agree with you, go with you or just behave nicer. The problem is, they will probably not tell you. You have to develop some skill in guessing it. You don't have to be correct all time; just a generic hint should be sufficient.