“Your life will get better when you realize it’s better to be alone than to chase people who really don’t care about you.” – Dr. Thema Bryant We have a natural tendency as human beings to want to belong. We want to be part of the group. We’re wired like that, as a way to … Read more
“Don’t try to be fearless…Just try to prevent fear from making your decisions for you.” – Chris Guillebeau From the time we’re very small, we’re told that fear is something we should avoid. Parents tell their children “Don’t be afraid” in the middle of a loud thunderstorm. Medical professionals tell people “There’s nothing to be … Read more
“Not being able to do everything is no excuse for not doing everything you can.” – Ashley Brilliant We all have expectations in life. We expect certain things from other people, from the government, from the weather, and so on. Those expectations may be formed by our past experiences or by some kind of inside … Read more
“For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’ And whenever the answer has been ‘No’ for too many days in a row, I know I need … Read more
“There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period.” – Brene Brown Virtually everyone would agree that being a leader is huge challenge. There are people to manage both internally and externally, there are customer issues, technology changes, and on and on. A list of things leaders deal with would take up an entire page. … Read more
“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself – and you are the easiest person to fool.” – Richard Feynman There are a lot of balancing acts that leaders are expected to perform. Leaders need to consider what’s best for the business without losing sight of what’s best for customers or employees. Leaders … Read more
“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” – Lao Tzu I’ve had a number of conversations lately with leaders whose organizations are going through some chaos. There are lots of reasons for that chaos – changing industry, changing personnel, etc. – but each of them is dealing with … Read more
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” – Maya Angelou Last week in this space the conversation was about how the choices we make are typically not permanent. We can choose, and if things don’t go the way we like, or even if they do, we … Read more
“Life is a series of commas, not periods.” – Matthew McConaughey I recently was fortunate enough to work with a small business that has been experiencing incredible growth. As with all growth, it came with a number of challenges. Those challenges have caused the business to have to come to terms with a number of … Read more
“As you start to walk out on the way, the way appears.” – Rumi The last few weeks in this space have been about change and not accepting defeat and not settling for less than our best. Our brilliant readers (not being sarcastic) have pointed out that each of those things sounds great until you … Read more
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