Reading Time: < 1 minAs humans, we tend to be more aware of challenges in our lives and less aware of places where we’ve had unearned help along the way. A common example of this is with referees in sporting events. The majority of people will notice when the refs make a bad call that hurts their team, but […]
Encouragement
The first one
Reading Time: < 1 minStarting a healthy habit can be difficult. It could be a regular workout schedule, eating better, reading frequently, or blogging daily. As with many things, the first one can be the most difficult. My friend Laurie expressed this beautifully earlier this year with her first blog post on January 15. Her first post talks about […]
Hard to Easy, or Easy to Hard?
Reading Time: 2 minThe “boots theory” is a fascinating look at how living in poverty can cost more than living with wealth, at least in a few ways. In his 1993 novel “Men at Arms“, author Terry Pratchett shared this story: The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less […]
No organization is perfect
Reading Time: 2 minYou see it on Facebook with other people, and on LinkedIn with other companies – “wow, they have everything together”. We’ve learned over the years that a perfectly manicured Facebook feed often isn’t very truthful, but it can be trickier to see that in other organizations. If you see a group that puts out good […]
Everything is always working out for me
Reading Time: < 1 minThe title of this post isn’t necessarily true, but I try to act like it is. Over the past few years, I’ve tried to make a point to notice when things go well. It’s little things, but it helps a ton with my attitude. There are certainly still times when what I need is out […]
Do Better in 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minMichael Schur, writer for “The Office” and creator of “The Good Place” recently wrote a book called “How to Be Perfect“. The title is meant to be a little clickbaity, but it largely just follows concepts that he explored in The Good Place surrounding historical philosophers and complex moral issues. While it’s a great read, […]
Advice is for your past self
Reading Time: < 1 minIf you start a business, there’s a good chance that you started it to help solve a problem that you once had. Learning to serve your past self is a powerful way to serve others, as you likely know their problems on a level that others don’t. The same comes from advice. If you’re giving […]
When you’re up, go down, and vice-versa
Reading Time: < 1 minDepending on the role in your organization, you may have people above and/or below you in the hierarchy of the company. A good use of your emotions is to remember “when you’re up, go down, and when you’re down, go up“. If you’re feeling great, that’s a perfect time to chat those lower than you […]
Inspiration is found in work
Reading Time: < 1 minIt’s easy to sit back and wait for inspiration to strike. Maybe it will, maybe it won’t. I’d venture to say that most times it won’t. If you want inspiration to show up, then get to work and you may find that it randomly appears. As I’m writing this, my queue of blog posts was […]
Push toward your goals or not, but you age at the same rate
Reading Time: < 1 minYou have a choice today to push forward toward your goals, or to just continue on with the status quo. Whether you push forward today or not, either way you’ll be a day older. Julia Cameron used an excellent question to explain this in her book “The Artist’s Way“. Suppose you’re considering learning to play […]