A lot of people entertain the idea of writing a book, but odds are they’ll never finish writing a book if they can’t finish writing a chapter, and they’ll never finish writing a chapter if they can’t finish writing a page. So the real solution to the challenge of writing a book is simply write […]
I’m working on a project right now where I have to rely on approval from a government agency before the project can proceed. It’s one of those scenarios where everyone else in an industry can agree on a standard, other people working in that industry have been approved using the common sense standard, but the […]
Today’s article was spark by a group conversation in Jeff Bajorek‘s new membership group Rethink The Way You Sell. Members were talking about how checking your mobile phone can a disruption and a sign of disrespect when you’re meeting with clients, which is absolutely true most of the time… BUT… I had a different point […]
I shared a challenge question on my other site today that asked people “What business could you start this week with just 50 bucks?”. Many people think that having no restrictions allows them to think up bigger and better ideas, but I disagree. I think that having constraints on a project actually forces you to […]
Some times you might want to some make creative waves, other times you might want to ride the waves. Making waves is a lot harder than spotting a sweet wave and riding it instead. Making waves relies on you starting with ripples and kicking up enough turbulence to create a tsunami. Most people will be […]
I was listening to a recent podcast where the host shared a listener’s comment about how he felt that he could no longer be as discerning about the projects he took on because of the current economic situation. He specifically mentioned that he was torn between refusing some projects based on his personal principles and […]
There will be times in your professional career and personal relationships where it is time to turn the page. Time to grow and move on to another phase in your personal development. Yes, it might be time to turn the page — but you don’t burn the page or tear it out of the book […]