The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact

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The New York Times bestselling authors of Switch and Made to Stick explore why certain brief experiences can jolt us and elevate us and change us—and how we can learn to create such extraordinary moments in our life and work. The creation of these peak moments provides a way to enliven a workplace and create a space for learning and - maybe - joy. But if you are doing this with people who experience one of your services/products regularly, need to introduce a bit of randomness. The first principle creates defining moments for others; the latter two allow us to create defining moments for ourselves. The counter-intuitive conclusion, however, is that not all books are written with the same objectives in mind.

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Defining moments are social: weddings, graduations, baptisms, vacations, work triumphs, bar and bat mitzvahs, speeches, sporting events. In the book, we have two goals: First, we want to examine defining moments and identify the traits they have in common.If you’re struggling to make a transition, create a defining moment that draws a dividing line between Old You and New You. However the structure of a defining moment is the same in your personal life, and there are many resources referenced in the text that I’m planning to follow up on with not just my spouse, but people I’m interested in getting closer to as well. But notice that every last one of them was invented, dreamed up by anonymous authors who wanted to give shape to time. He once came home from a business trip and told me how he’d stayed at the same hotel as the last time he went.

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The author’s note that our lives are measured in moments—“We all have defining moments in our lives. Makes me want to strive more everyday to create “moments” in the lives of people around me and especially my kids. Dan Heath is a senior fellow at Duke University’s CASE center, which supports entrepreneurs fighting for social good.However for managers and leaders, chapters seven, eight and nine show the value of appreciation, gratitude and kindness to and for staff in a workplace.

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The part that had the strongest impact was when the authors said we must “raise the stakes”, “break the script”, and build determination to see Defining Moments through – the exact example they used was of people saying they should go see the Northern Lights, then never following through! The New York Times bestselling authors of Switch and Made to Stick explore why certain brief experiences can jolt us and elevate us and change us—and how we can learn to create such extraordinary moments in our life and work. Their books have sold over two million copies worldwide and have been translated into thirty-three languages including Thai, Arabic, and Lithuanian.The four noted elements defined in the book: Moments of Elevation, Moments of Insight, Moments of Pride, Moments of Connection-- were fully explained and how these were applied in this breakthrough ideology.