Friday’s Word: TRIANGULATE!

Seth Godin used it today and I knew right away I had to start a new game: The Friday Word.  (i do so love to be unexpected.)

TRIANGULATING IS EVERYWHERE.

Satellites triangulate global positioning and tell us which streets will get us where we want to go.

Google triangulates web traffic and our clicking and also tells us where we want to go.  (ha!)

The military uses triangulation to aim missiles at the right target.

6^th Century Greeks used triangles to estimate the height of the pyramids and scientists use triangulation to measure the size of the earth.

Proving your point through triangulation adds credibility to an argument or a fabulously complex statement of fact.  Triangles are strong.

Triangulation is also an offensive strategy in the game of chess.  It means that, through a sequence of moves, you return to the exact same position, but switched the opposition. (Remind me to try this next time Dr. Ray Sammons pulls out his chessboard, which I can only deduce is rigged.)

If you figure out how to triangulate your golf swing, you will unlock the secret to breaking par.

As an ad agency exec, I triangulated opinions between creatives, clients and consumers for oh-so-long! (Am I still on track?)

The main purpose of triangulation is to provide a stable foundation on which we can confidently act. Deliberate calculations to prove truth and support the anticipated weight.

So… Can our daily activity and motivation be triangulated?

What are the three points of evidence out of which we act?

Fear? Admiration? Profit?
Connection? Pain? Love?

Can our direction be mapped?

What about our family’s core structure?
Can our own family’s core system be built on clear triangulated values?

God (Love)
Work (Devotion)
Joy (Giving)

What else?