People enjoy success stories. The like the feeling of seeing someone gain a big win on a television show or in a movie or in a book because it makes them believe it’s possible that one day they too will achieve an effortless overnight success — but very few of those shows, movies, and stories […]
Ideas have possibilities, projects have potential, but the work you finish is where you profit. I think the primary reasons people don’t finish their work is a combination of not knowing where to start and when they’re finished (the first steps they need to take in order to begin a project, and knowing where to […]
I know the majority people no longer know how to drive a car with a manual transmission, but bear with me on this analogy of shifting gears… You can’t just drive your vehicle in 1st gear all the time. It will destroy your transmission and your engine. Neither can you just slam your gear stick […]
You might think shaving off a little extra work here and there will make your life easier, but cutting corners to take shortcuts usually ends up costing you more time and money in the long run. Your clients always notice it, too. Think about the phrase Cutting Corners literally Consider the practice of cutting corners […]
There is no substitute for rolling up your sleeves and getting your hands dirty by working directly on a project and building something from nothing. I know some people in the trenches aspire to a supervisor or manager role in their industry — and that’s fantastic — but never remove yourself so far from the […]
When you’re in charge of a project there are many different components and team members to manage. It can be overwhelming for even the most organized person because there is the tendency to view the myriad of elements as individual self-contained projects without taking into account that they all need to work in concert with […]
When opportunity presents itself, are you prepared to pounce on it in order to reap the most rewards? Too many people say they are getting ready to take action, but so few of them actually launch themselves off the mark when the starting pistol is fired. They’re still “getting ready”. Cats are a great example […]