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Your editor did have breakfast with a friend recently, who fairly quickly got into some of the challenges he was having in strengthening relationships with his children. Things had been deterior-ating over quite a long period of time, so it wouldn’t be easy to turn them around into a more normal pattern. Nevertheless, he was open to ideas and suggestions that may help things improve.

After introducing the idea of option solving, he was willing to give it a shot for anything that might help. Consequently, they set-up the following option solving question to get the ball rolling: “What is my friend’s best option for strengthening relationships with his children; considering 1) deteri-orated over fairly lengthy period of time, 2) both are into other close relationships, 3) both have developed their own different worlds, and 4) they are both gay people, whereas my friend is straight?” Again, it’s appropriate for him to focus on just these four considerations to reduce complexity in his eventual decision, when that ultimate moment arrives – despite there being many other possible considerations out there.

They then established appropriate yin and yang “bookends,”as these will help keep his mind focused against other immediate mental distractions. Bookends such as these are vital for preventing our fertile intuitive minds from wandering and losing concentration. We are mostly unaware of how powerfully valuable but foot-loose our intuition can be unless we can keep it properly focused on such occasions.   

These were: “Live and let live” – Possibility of drifting even further away;and “Shower them with whatever they want” –Budgetary issues and lack of authenticity. You will note the italicized detractors associated with these least likely options, which shows why they are not a good idea for consideration. Even so, these bookends now nudged his intuitive thinking into high gear again to come-up with a range of realistic options – see ourLatest Worked Example.

From there, they worked-on creating his friend’s five plus most realistic sub-options – A thru E to F – which were then ready for his friend to consider after emotional distancing beforecoming to any final decision. His friend can then review these declared options, perhaps after 2 hours, later in the day, or first thing the following morning, before arriving at an optimal conclusion. You can replace his proposed options with any new ones of your own.

While these six options looked interesting, he was especially intrigued by – Option C: Show a regular interest in what they’re doing. His friend subsequently decided to sleep on it and seek input from others before the following morning and then proceed accordingly. He was strongly advised to stick with his overall, intuitive choice.

If you have an example of your own, please share it with this blogger, through the COMMENTS area or contact him at peter@ileadershipsolutions.com . Thanks Option Solving. (NOTE: Our next posting will be in two week’s time: “Peel the Onion: What is friend’s best option for strengthening relationships with his children?”  Let’s have your COMMENTS or go to peter@ileadershipsolutions.com . Allow time to connect with the blogger. Also consider buying the book: “Smart Decisions: Goodbye Problems, Hello Options” through amazon.com)

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Your editor did review his recent book promotion options and decided to focus on Option C – Complete the re-draft of his manuscript, since it could help inspire fresh promotional ideas. To that extent, it now behooved him to pursue Peeling the Onion to review any complementary sub-options, so as to better understand his possibilities going forward.

Hence he expanded on his recent option solving question as follows: ““Peeling the Onion: What is editor’s best option for promoting his future book – Option C- Complete re-draft of manuscript to inspire promotional theme; considering 1) viewed as first-time writer, 2) limited budget, 3) is generating strong following, and 4) it’s about a timely, compelling topic?” Again, it’s appropriate for him to focus on just these four considerations to reduce complexity in his eventual decision, when that ultimate moment arrives – despite there being many other possible considerations out there.

He then decided to retain the same appropriate yin and yang “bookends,”as these will help keep his mind focused against other immediate mental distractions. Bookends such as these are vital for preventing our fertile intuitive minds from wandering and losing concentration. We are mostly unaware of how powerfully valuable but foot-loose our intuition can be unless we can keep it properly focused on such occasions.   

So he kept the same two extreme new “bookends” he previously utilized, in order to flush out his most practicable sub-options. These were: “Random market promotion” – Likely to drift;and “Hire high-powered publishing agent” –Budgetary issues. You will note the italicized detractors associated with these least likely options, which shows why they are not a good idea for consider-ation. Even so, these bookends now nudged his intuitive thinking into high gear again to come-up with a range of realistic options – see ourLatest Worked Example.

From there, he created his six most realistic sub-options – AA thru FF – which were then ready for him to consider after emotional distancing beforecoming to any final decision. He can then review these declared options, perhaps after 2 hours, later in the day, or first thing the following morning, before arriving at an optimal conclusion. You can replace his proposed options with any new ones of your own.

While these six sub-options look interesting, he was especially intrigued by – Sub-Option AA: Cultivate patience of pre-publisher advisor/service. Your editor subsequently decided to sleep on it and seek input from others before the following morning and then proceed accordingly. He’s strongly advised to stick with his overall, intuitive choice.

If you have an example of your own, please share it with this blogger, through the COMMENTS area or contact him at peter@ileadershipsolutions.com . Thanks Option Solving. (NOTE: Our next posting will be in two week’s time: “What is friend’s best option for strengthening relationships with his children?”  Let’s have your COMMENTS or go to peter@ileadershipsolutions.com . Allow time to connect with the blogger. Also consider buying the book: “Smart Decisions: Goodbye Problems, Hello Options” through amazon.com)

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As your editor continues to refurbish his leadership book manuscript, he continues to ponder his best future approach toward promoting the finished product; that is, pre-publishing activities that will influence “promotional positioning.” So it makes sense to review his current options.

Hence he started with putting together an appropriate option solving question: “What is editor’s best option for promoting his future book; considering 1) viewed as first-time writer, 2) limited budget, 3) is generating strong following, and 4) it’s about a timely, compelling topic?” Again, it’s appropriate for him to focus on just these four considerations to reduce complexity in his eventual decision, when that ultimate moment arrives – despite there being many other possible consider-ations out there.

He then came up with appropriate yin and yang “bookends,”as these will help keep his mind focused against other immediate mental distractions. Bookends such as these are vital for preventing our fertile intuitive minds from wandering and losing concentration. We are mostly unaware of how powerfully valuable but foot-loose our intuition can be unless we can keep it properly focused on such occasions.   

The two extreme new bookends he decided to consider, to flush out his most practicable options, are: “Random market promotion” – Likely to drift;and “Hire high-powered publishing agent” –Budgetary issues. You will note the italicized detractors associated with these least likely options, which shows why they are not a good idea for consider-ation. Even so, these bookends now nudged his intuitive thinking into high gear again to come-up with a range of realistic options – see ourLatest Worked Example.

He then posed six realistic options – A thru F – which were then ready for him to consider after emotional distancing beforecoming to any final decision. He can then review these declared options, perhaps after 2 hours, later in the day, or first thing the following morning, before arriving at an optimal conclusion. You can replace his proposed options with any new ones of your own.

While all these options look interesting, he was especially intrigued by – Option C: Complete re-draft of manuscript to inspire promotional theme. Your editor subsequently decided to sleep on it and seek input from others before the following morning and then proceed accordingly. He’s strongly advised to stick with his overall, intuitive choice.

If you have an example of your own, please share it with this blogger, through the COMMENTS area or contact him at peter@ileadershipsolutions.com . Thanks Option Solving. (NOTE: Our next posting will be in two week’s time: “Peeling the Onion: What is editor’s best option for promoting his future book?”  Let’s have your COMMENTS or go to peter@ileadershipsolutions.com . Allow time to connect with the blogger. Also consider buying the book: “Smart Decisions: Goodbye Problems, Hello Options” through amazon.com)

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Over lunch with your editor recently, a close male friend shared his concern regarding a recent threat to his pretty solid marriage. A fairly recent building, female resident had formed a friendship with his wife and had more than once suggested the two women take a vacation together. This woman is middle-aged and is currently single after a divorce some while back from her husband. It’s clear she prefers the company of other women. She’s also an accomplished psycho-analyst, consequently is practiced at influencing others according to her viewpoint. Your editor also knows that the female friend in question has already disparaged his friend to others in their building, even though there’s no reasonable justification.

Together this editor and friend put together an appropriate option solving question: “What is my friend’s optimum personal option to sustain his marriage; considering 1) relationship with wife is pretty good, 2) predator, female friend wants vacation opportunity with wife, 3) female friend is middle-aged, single woman, and 4) female friend is accomplished psycho-analyst and skilled at persuading others?” Again, it’s appropriate for his friend to focus on just these four considerations to reduce complexity in his eventual decision, when that ultimate moment arrives – despite there being many other possible considerations out there.

They then came up with appropriate yin and yang “bookends,”as these will help keep his friend’s intuitive mind focused against other immediate mental distractions. Bookends such as these are vital for preventing our fertile intuitive minds from wandering and losing concentration. We are mostly unaware of how powerfully valuable but foot-loose our intuition can be unless we can keep it properly focused on such occasions.   

The two extreme new bookends they decided he should consider, to flush out his most practicable options, are: “Just play along and hope for the best” – Extra stress with no resolution;and “Capitulate if that’s what wife wants” –Very unhappy future. You will note the italicized detractors associated with these least likely options, which shows why they are not a good idea for consider-ation. Even so, these bookends now nudged his friend’s intuitive thinking into high gear again to come-up with a range of realistic options – see ourLatest Worked Example.

They then posed six realistic options – A thru F – which were then ready for his friend to consider after emotional distancing beforecoming to any final decision. He can then review these declared options, perhaps after 2 hours, later in the day, or first thing the following morning, before arriving at an optimal conclusion. You can replace his friend’s proposed options with any new ones of your own.

While all these options look interesting, he was especially intrigued by – Option C: Friend share with wife: Strong possibility that their spousal relationship will never be the same after such an intended vacation. His friend may subsequently decide to sleep on it and seek input from others before the following morning and then proceed accordingly. He’s strongly advised to stick with his overall, intuitive choice.

If you have an example of your own, please share it with this blogger, through the COMMENTS area or contact him at peter@ileadershipsolutions.com . Thanks Option Solving. (NOTE: Our next posting will be in two week’s time: “What is editor’s best option for promoting his future book?”  Let’s have your COMMENTS or go to peter@ileadershipsolutions.com . Allow time to connect with the blogger. Also consider buying the book: “Smart Decisions: Goodbye Problems, Hello Options” through amazon.com)

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With Option B – Put forward a fresh GOP vision and election manifesto – as his preferred move, DeSantis will have to figure out the most likely way of doing that. His first course of action ought to be participating in a lot of listening to discern what would most appeal to GOP members across the board and what their priorities are. So, he needed to figure-out the most effective way of going about that, relative to the different power-bases within the GOP? This inspired another option solving exercise through “Peeling the Onion.”

His Peeling the Onion question proved to be: “What is DeSantis’s optimum option to emerge beyond Trump for 2024 Presidential run – using prior Option B: Put forward a fresh GOP vision and election manifesto – considering 1) Trump still has major GOP rank-and-file support, 2) Trump is a highly vindictive person, 3) Mid-term’s raised many questions about Trump’s future value, and 4) DeSantis is a more politically savvy and balanced personality?” Again, it’s appropriate for his advisors to focus on just these four considerations to reduce complexity in his eventual decision, when that ultimate moment arrives – despite there being many other possible considerations out there.

He first came up with some fresh yin and yang “bookends,”as these will help keep his intuitive mind focused against other immediate mental distractions. Bookends such as these are vital for preventing our fertile intuitive minds from wandering and losing concentration. We are mostly unaware of how powerfully valuable but foot-loose our intuition can be unless we can keep it properly focused on such occasions.   

The extreme new bookends his advisors decided he should consider, to flush out his most practicable options, are: “Just charge ahead with his own ideas” – Likely lose support;and “Draw upon prior GOP vision and election manifesto” –Unlikely to be favorably received by GOP members. You will note the italicized detractors associated with these least likely sub-options, which now show why they are not a good idea for consideration. Even so, these bookends now nudged his advisors intuitive thinking into high gear again to come-up with a range of realistic options – see ourLatest Worked Example.

They then posed six realistic sub-options – AA thru FF – which were then ready for DeSantis to consider after emotional distancing beforecoming to any final decision. He can then review these declared sub-options, perhaps after 2 hours, later in the day, or first thing the following morning, before arriving at an optimal conclusion. You can replace his team’s proposed sub-options with any new ones of your own.

While all these options look interesting, he was especially likely to be intrigued by – Option DD: Spend time with noted political “think tanks” to be shortly followed by Option EE. He may subsequently decide to sleep on it and seek input from others before the following morning and then proceed accordingly. He’s strongly advised to stick with his overall, intuitive choice.

If you have an example of your own, please share it with this blogger, through the COMMENTS area or contact him at peter@ileadershipsolutions.com .  Thanks Option Solving. (NOTE: Our next posting will be in two week’s time: “Further Peel the Onion: What is DeSantis’s optimum option to emerge beyond Trump for 2024 Presidential run?”Let’s have your COMMENTS or go to peter@ileadershipsolutions.com . Allow time to connect with the blogger. Also consider buying the book: “Smart Decisions: Goodbye Problems, Hello Options” through amazon.com)

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With the mediocre mid-term elections behind the GOP, there’s a great deal of speculation about Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Governor, making a run for the GOP’s Presidential nomination in 2024. This was particularly fueled by his much better than average success in his State’s governor’s race. However, he has a tough decision to make regarding a run against former President Trump, who has already declared another bid for the White House. With this key factor in mind, DeSantis will have to decide upon his best option to become a formidable option for GOP members. His advisors huddled to figure out his best option.

They initiated  the following question: “What is DeSantis’s optimum option to emerge beyond Trump for 2024 Presidential run; considering 1)  Trump still has major GOP rank-and-file support, 2) Trump is a highly vindictive person, 3) Mid-term’s raised many questions about Trump’s future value, and 4) DeSantis is a more politically savvy and balanced personality?” Again, it’s appropriate for his advisors to focus on just these four considerations to reduce complexity in his eventual decision, when that ultimate moment arrives – despite there being many other possible considerations out there.

His advisors now had to figure-out possible yin and yang “bookends,”as these will help keep his intuitive mind focused against other immediate mental distractions. Bookends such as these are vital for preventing our fertile intuitive minds from wandering and losing concentration. We are mostly unaware of how powerfully valuable but foot-loose our intuition can be unless we can keep it properly focused on such occasions.   

The extreme bookends his advisors decided he should consider, to flush out his most practicable options, are: Play Trump’s slanging match game” – Likely lose support;and “Form new Party wing” – GOP unlikely to be successful with divisions. You will note the italicized detractors associated with these least likely options, which now show why they are not a good idea for consideration. Even so, these bookends now nudged his advisors intuitive thinking into high gear again to come-up with a range of realistic options – see ourLatest Worked Example.

They then posed six realistic options – A thru F – which were then ready for DeSantis to consider after emotional distancing beforecoming to any final decision. He can then review these declared options, perhaps after 2 hours, later in the day, or first thing the following morning, before arriving at an optimal conclusion. You can replace his team’s proposed options with any new ones of your own.

While all these options look interesting, he was especially likely to be intrigued by – Option B: Put forward fresh GOP vision and election manifesto to be shortly followed by Option D. He may subsequently decide to sleep on it and seek input from others before the following morning and then proceed accordingly. He’s strongly advised to stick with his overall, intuitive choice.

If you have an example of your own, please share it with this blogger, through the COMMENTS area or contact him at peter@ileadershipsolutions.com .  Thanks Option Solving. (NOTE: Our next posting will be in two week’s time: “Peel the Onion: What is DeSantis’s optimum option to emerge beyond Trump for 2024 Presidential run?”Let’s have your COMMENTS or go to peter@ileadershipsolutions.com . Allow time to connect with the blogger. Also consider buying the book: “Smart Decisions: Goodbye Problems, Hello Options” through amazon.com)

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Over dinner the other evening with a friend, your editor discovered that he was contemplating how to encourage continued business activities with a long established client. After some initial exchanges about his friend’s different alternatives, it seemed appropriate to introduce him to option solving as a way of resolving his dilemma.

This ultimately led his friend into posing the following question: “What is the optimum option for friend to secure a specific client’s continued business; considering 1)  they have enjoyed long relationship, 2) some key personalities have changed, 3) he prefers to orchestrate more from a distance, and 4) there are many constructive initiatives to pursue?” Again, it’s appropriate for the friend to focus on just these four considerations to reduce complexity in his eventual decision, when that ultimate moment arrives – despite there being many other possible considerations out there.

His friend now had to figure-out possible yin and yang “bookends,”as these will help keep his intuitive mind focused against other immediate mental distractions. Bookends such as these are vital for preventing our fertile intuitive minds from wandering and losing concentration. We are mostly unaware of how powerfully valuable but foot-loose our intuition can be unless we can keep it properly focused on such occasions.   

The bookends he decided to consider are: “Play it by ear” – Could lose out to others;and “Offer a pro-bono package of activities” – Could undermine his credibility. You will note the italicized detractors associated with these least likely options, which show why they are not really for consideration. Even so, these bookends now nudged his intuitive thinking into high gear again and to consider a range of realistic options – see ourLatest Worked Example.

His friend then posed six realistic sub-options – A thru F – and was then ready to pursue emotional distancing once more beforecoming to any outcome decision. He can then review these declared options, perhaps after 2 hours, later in the day, or first thing the following morning, before arriving at an optimal conclusion. You can replace his proposed options with any new ones of your own.

While all these options look interesting, he was especially intrigued by – Option F: Suggest client invite key leader on team to become in-house facilitator resource. He subsequently decided to sleep on it and seek input from others until the following morning and then proceed accordingly. He’s strongly advised to stick with whatever option his overall, intuitive choice turns out to be.

If you have an example of your own, please share it with this blogger, through the COMMENTS area or contact him at peter@ileadershipsolutions.com .  Thanks Option Solving. (NOTE: Our next posting will be in two week’s time: “Peel the Onion: What is best option for securing a specific client’s continued business?”  Let’s have your COMMENTS or go to peter@ileadershipsolutions.com . Allow time to connect with the blogger. Also consider buying the book: “Smart Decisions: Goodbye Problems, Hello Options” through amazon.com)

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Your editor decided to pursue Option B – Consider hybrid publishing- plus new Lit Agent + Dev Editor + Funding – on this latest round of option solving as a potential way-forward strategy. This led directly into asking the appropriate question: Peel the Onion: What is my latest optimum book publishing strategy in view of recent editorial advice – Option B – Pursue hybrid publishing- plus new Lit Agent + Dev Editor + Funding; where considering 1) there is hybrid publishing alternative, 2) dealing with unorthodox book, 3) means additional editing & printing costs, and 4) likely have greater control over content?” Again, it’s appropriate for your editor to focus on just these four considerations to reduce complexity in his eventual decision, when that ultimate moment arrives – despite there being many other possible considerations out there.

He now had to figure-out possible yin and yang “bookends,”as these will help keep his intuitive mind focused against other immediate mental distractions. Bookends such as these are vital for preventing our fertile intuitive minds from wandering and losing concentration. We are mostly unaware of how powerfully valuable but foot-loose our intuition can be unless we can keep it properly focused on such occasions.   

The bookends he decided upon are: “Drop project altogether” – Let too many people down;and “Turn all materials over to a third party for publication” – Could be a difficult proposition. You will note the italicized detractors associated with these least likely options, which show why they are not really for consideration. Even so, these bookends now nudged his intuitive thinking into high gear again and consider a range of realistic options – see ourLatest Worked Example.

He then put together six realistic sub-options – AA thru FF – and was then ready to pursue emotional distancing once more beforecoming to any outcome decision. He can then review these declared options, perhaps after 2 hours, later in the day, or first thing the following morning, before arriving at an optimal conclusion. You can replace his proposed options with any new ones of your own.

While all these options look interesting, he was especially intrigued by – Option AA: Prepare immediate proposal for initial 2 months funding support.  He subsequently decided to sleep on it and seek input from others until the following morning and then proceed accordingly. He’s strongly advised to stick with whatever option my overall, intuitive choice turns out to be.

If you have an example of your own, please share it with this blogger, through the COMMENTS area or contact him at peter@ileadershipsolutions.com .  Thanks Option Solving. (NOTE: Our next posting will be in two week’s time: “What is best option for securing a specific client’s continued business?” ) Let’s have your COMMENTS or go to peter@ileadershipsolutions.com . Allow time to connect with the blogger. Also consider buying the book: “Smart Decisions: Goodbye Problems, Hello Options” through amazon.com)

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After continuing to explore further book publishing options and associated activities, your editor is now positioned to consider other possibilities prior to moving forward. This includes hybrid publishing not previously known to him. As these possibilities come into view, it now remains to review the latest options and decide the best way forward.

The most appropriate question at this moment in time appears to be: “What is my latest optimum book publishing strategy in view of recent editorial advice; considering 1) there are other publishing alternatives, 2) dealing with unorthodox book, 3) means additional editing costs, and 4) possibility for greater control over content?” Again, it’s appropriate for me to focus on just these four (normally recommend you stick with just four) considerations to reduce complexity in my eventual decision, when that ultimate moment arrives – despite there being many other possible considerations out there.

I now had to figure-out possible yin and yang “bookends,”as these will help keep my intuitive mind focused against other immediate mental distractions. Bookends such as these are vital for preventing our fertile intuitive minds from wandering and losing concentration. We are mostly unaware of how powerfully valuable but foot-loose our intuition can be unless we can keep it properly focused on such occasions.   

The bookends I decided upon are: “Clear the decks and start again” – Bring unnecessary risks;and “Put self completely in the hands of latest development editor” – Expensive and likely unwise. You will note the italicized detractors associated with these least likely options, which show why they are not really for consideration. Even so, these bookends now nudged my intuitive thinking into high gear again and consider a range of realistic options – see ourLatest Worked Example.

I then put together six realistic options – A thru F – and was then ready to pursue emotional distancing once more beforecoming to any outcome decision. I can then review these declared options, perhaps after 2 hours, later in the day, or first thing the following morning, before arriving at an optimal conclusion. You can replace my proposed options with any new ones of your own.

While all these options look interesting, I was especially intrigued by – Option D: Seek clarity on contract duration with Dev Editor – control very closely. I subsequently decided to sleep on it and seek input from others until the following morning and then proceed accordingly. I’m strongly advised to stick with whatever option my overall, intuitive choice turns out to be.

If you have an example of your own, please share it with this blogger, through the COMMENTS area or contact him at peter@ileadershipsolutions.com .  Thanks Option Solving. (NOTE: Our next posting will be in two week’s time: “Peel the Onion: What is my latest optimum book publishing strategy in view of recent editorial advice?”  Let’s have your COMMENTS or go to peter@ileadershipsolutions.com . Allow time to connect with the blogger. Also consider buying the book: “Smart Decisions: Goodbye Problems, Hello Options” through amazon.com)

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