I believe a lot in the “Integrity, Needs, Wants” Model which goes something like: “Put your Integrity first, then your Needs, then go do whatever you Want!” And I say that most Integrity problems start with details/early warning signals that we simply ignore until they become a problem.

There’s another Model I like called the Opportunity Model: Occurrence > Message > Lesson >Problem > Crisis. The idea is that if you immediately respond to things (positive and negative; wanted and unwanted) AS they come to you, almost all of these can immediately become opportunities. But many of us wait for what comes at us (Occurrence) to turn into a noticeable Message. Not bad, but you’ve missed the opportunity already! And, of course, most of us wait until the ignored/unseen Message becomes a Lesson or Problem before we respond appropriately.

The key point here is that by focusing on responding to all Details immediately, that we can avoid the Message>Lesson>Problem>Crisis progression and instead just enjoy opportunities AS things occur.

Carpe diem,