You could wait for approval, funding, experience, permission, buy-in, blessings, team members, diploma, domain name, logo, website, business cards, new clothes, new car, or a haircut — or you could go ahead without it. Seth Godin calls it “waiting to be picked”. It’s when you’re waiting to be chosen by somebody you perceive to be […]
Not every answer to a question needs to be an off-the-cuff quick quip of an answer. When you need time to formulate a cool-headed and considered response — simply pause. Inserting a few seconds of silence prior to answering a question actually causes the listener to perk up their ears and tune into what you’re […]
You can set your intentions, you can write out your goals, and you can envision the sort of results you’d like to achieve — but you can’t always control the outcome itself. You rarely have 100% control over any outcome in your life. You might have a manager who has final say on your projects, […]
Empty toilet paper roll, empty printer paper tray, Empty Keurig® coffee brewer water reservoir. A candy wrapper on the floor, a full kitchen trash bag that needs replaced, a dirty spoon in the sink. When you see something that needs addressed (large or small) do you address it or avoid it? I believe that the […]
Some writers and speakers (and assorted “gurus”) say that you have to have a 100% positive attitude 100% of the time, and I can tell you that an assertion like that is 100% baloney. No one can be 100% positive (or 100% anything) 100% of the time. I think the goal (at least mine) is […]
Ever had a customer service person quote you their “company policy” when you were trying to get the company to help you with a problem? Do you think those policies were originally put in place to specifically prevent the company from helping their customers? Sometimes it feels that way, doesn’t it? What is your personal […]
There is a reason you have smoke detectors in your house and not fire detectors. The smoke is the early warning sign that a fire is likely to occur (or be present). There are other signs that you’ve learned to recognize in your life that have saved you pain, frustration, and regret… If you see […]