10 months ago
The Second Time you do anything, it will be better. Maybe not by much, but it will be better. By the Third and Fourth times, you will continue to see additional improvement. And if you follow through for the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth times, more changes occur. But only if you are able to get through that second time first.
10 months ago
The Role You Want at the Time you Don’t Want it – that’s what the title of this post was meant to be – but it was very wordy. I’ve had that happen a number of times – you work hard for something, only not to get it, but then, when you least expect it, it comes back to you, and you aren’t sure why, but the timing’s off – you can accept it. Roles come and go, sorry, the formality of those roles come and go, but in the end the roles are always there for us and you
10 months ago
In any problem, there are people on the outside looking in, complaining about the issue, criticizing the response, and arguing about the ways things should be. Then there are those on the inside, the ones working the problem, coming up with different options, running scenarios, trying out what may or may not work. When you’re inside the problem, you’re putting in the effort, you’re trying to break through the noise and see what the issue is. When you’re outside the problem, you’re critiquing the work of others, trying to fix what is broken. You can be inside or out, but
10 months ago
Memories grow with experience. What worked? What didn’t work? What should we have done? What should we never do again? How did we feel? Memories give us experience, and they allow us to relive them, play them over again and again in our heads. The Memories are what remind us of what we are working towards and give us the reminder for where we can go.
10 months ago
If you have someone on your team, that makes you want to show up better, earlier, and smarter than the day before. Then that person is your leader. It doesn’t matter what’s on the org chart; they are your leaders, and they are the ones who will make you better than you are today. Volunteer to work with them. Ask them questions. Get them to review your work. Listen to their feedback and apply it. This is the person you want to work with and learn from. This is the person that will help you grow and leapfrog others.
