February 21, 2019
No one goes into work excited to clean up a mess left there the day before (or by the night shift). We want a fresh start, new beginnings, new opportunities to be successful. So don’t let someone else’s day start that way. Clean up your mess. Leave things better than you found them. Put in the extra 15 minutes to make someone’s entire day better. It’ll be worth it.
February 20, 2019
Go find the busiest coffee shop you can, buy the biggest drink you can handle and listen. Listen to what people are talking about, listen to what is ailing them, listen to what they are working on. Note: Don’t steal their ideas or do anything illegal or stalkerish. If that’s too “out there” for you, go sign up for a new course or program you have never done before. Glassblowing Archery Drawing Skeetball Needlepoint Cooking Whatever that takes you out of your element and forces you to learn a new set of skills that puts you back at ground zero.
February 19, 2019
Write down the good, the bad and the ugly. As it happens, when it happens. Then when faced with a similar problem, go back and read what you wrote; How you acted. What you tried. Who helped you. Next time presented with the same scenario, read what you did and now ask yourself these questions How should I act now What should I try now Who do I need help from to make this a success this time. The journal isn’t meant to itemize your failures, it’s there to record your mindset so when you consult it again you can
February 18, 2019
Pull yourself out. Don’t wait for someone else to do it. It’s not a sign of weakness but strength – you know something is wrong – you know you’re not thinking in the right space. You know. Let someone else on the team take over, take a moment, re-centre, find your focus, than when you’re off Tilt – get back in there. And if you can’t pull yourself out of it when you’re on it – get someone on your team to do it for you – tell them in advance what to look for. This happens to everyone, no
February 15, 2019
Two words that can change the direction of your meeting in a heartbeat. Heads Up. Look out. And plenty more that you can come up that speaks more to what is going to happen than what has happened. They are the words that your team hears and perk up at knowing what comes next is going to be action, direction and implementation for whatever they are working on. Whatever they are to you, find them, use them and make them yours.
