There is a quote attributed to Albert Einstein that goes like this “Not everything that matters can be measured, and not everything that can be measured matters”. When I worked in media and advertising I’d hear a variation on this quote every time a media property attempted to explain away the customer’s complaints about an […]
When you come up with an idea it’s pretty easy to think of all the reasons you love it, but you might want to think of the kids game of playing “he loves me, he loves me not” where a petal is pulled off of a daisy while alternating the phrases “he (or she) loves […]
Everyone is pretty good at starting projects, but far fewer people are very good at finishing projects — and that’s a shame because the biggest and most important lessons come at the end of the project. You learn more things by finishing a project than you do by simply starting them. The Moral of the […]
The tallest mountains have the greatest views. The sharpest thorns protect the prettiest flowers. The softest voice whispers the most mysterious secrets. The toughest teachers taught the most valuable lessons. No matter the metaphor, my point is that the toughest challenges bring the greatest rewards. We all have those monster goals we want to achieve […]
I mean what are you really, really, REALLY good at? And what do you really love to do? (and I mean really, really, REALLY love to do!) What talent do you have that makes people (friends and strangers) ask you to demonstrate for them time and time again (and you can’t help but smile ear-to-ear […]
After inspiration strikes and a brilliant idea is sparked in your mind, do you share it with the world or hide it away? Hoarding ideas isn’t good for you and it isn’t good for the rest of the world. When you hoard ideas you just end up with a big pile of sticky notes or […]
Just because you can do everything on your own doesn’t mean that you have to do everything on your own. You’re managing and prioritizing and executing so many tasks throughout the day that it’s almost the same as juggling fire. It looks really cool, you have to be really talented and experienced to do it, […]