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One of my all time favorite books on intelligent planning and perseverance is the dip, by the one and only, Seth Godin. In it, Seth shares the concept of a “Quitting Strategy”, something I’ve taken to heart and try to reflect on as often as possible. At its core, the quitting strategy is about determining – [...]
Posted in clarity, focus, Professional Maturity, sacrifices | Leave a commentThe “fight or flight” response is a truly fascinating part of the human psyche. Under states of stress or duress, our field of vision actually physically narrows, allowing us to see fewer options. Couple that with increased levels of adrenaline and we end up with fewer, more emotionally charged options. Our focus shifts from longer [...]
Posted in clarity, depth of focus, focus, Professional Maturity | Leave a commentEarlier this week I wrote about the importance of thinking about outputs when allocating your inputs. I want to follow that thread a little longer here, looking at specifically from the perspective of a team leader. As leaders of other people, I believe there is an onus on us to be thinking about the big picture at [...]
Posted in focus, Leadership, Motivation | Leave a commentI was at a fascinating session on Organization Structures last week (yes, I’m a geek). One sentence resonated with me – a sentence that boiled all of business down to a single point: ”Organizations transform Inputs into Outputs.” (Inputs being time, money and energy, and Outputs being whatever it is that you produce as an [...]
Posted in curiosity, Entrepreneurial Thinking, focus, Intelligent Planning, Leadership, Professional Maturity | Leave a commentI believe that reading business books, like most activities, is an acquired skill. We need to learn the language, the standard flow and basics of concepts in a certain area. The first book we ever read on marketing likely blew your mind. The 14th book on marketing, less so. As with all acquired skills, as [...]
Posted in curiosity, focus, seeking change | Tagged curiosity | Leave a commentLadies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, welcome to the SHOW! Your show. 365 days that together equal a glorious year of possibility. 2013 is your year. Why? Because you choose to make it so. You choose to stay focused. To complete (with excellence) the small, incremental steps that will culminate [...]
Posted in focus, Motivation, New Years Resolutions, Professional Maturity, Salaried Entrepreneur, seeking change, Self Management | Leave a commentSteven Pressfield is the king of explaining “The Resistance“; that little voice inside our heads that tries to keep us from coming to harm… by keeping us from doing anything outside the lines. As Seth Godin brilliantly explained in Linchpin, that voice was helpful for our prehistoric ancestors, when trying something new (going somewhere new) could [...]
Posted in focus, Motivation, Professional Maturity, seeking change | Leave a comment“That’s ok, I’ll do it [better/smarter/with more energy/classier] next time.” Here’s the newsflash: Next time doesn’t always exist. In fact, I would argue that the more important something is, the more impactful it could be, the less number of tries you’ll have it. Try telling the Olympic athlete that didn’t put everything they had into [...]
Posted in clarity, focus, Motivation | Leave a commentI’ve had some phenomenal meetings over the past couple weeks. Reconnecting with passionate clients, meeting some amazing new (potential) clients and riffing with some like-minded partners. And there are the keywords – “like minded”. These are people that get it. Whether it’s been partners, clients or potential clients, the conversations have been relaxed, engaging and [...]
Posted in focus, Leadership, Professional Maturity, seeking change, What's Happening | Leave a commentA good friend of mine recently organized a three-day offsite for his executive team. First one they’ve ever had as a company and, apparently, it blew their minds. Re-energized and centered the group around an aligned purpose; got them working on the right stuff, and with a renewed vigor. Everything you want to have happen from [...]
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