3 months ago
I recently explained this to someone… We’re all standing around looking at a hole and a pile of dirt, trying to figure out the best way to fill it up, what materials to use, what techniques to apply, what books to read, etc, etc. When all we need to do is start putting dirt in the hole. Sometimes, you just need to start.
3 months ago
The weird thing about getting to the bottom of your work pile is figuring out what to do next. It’s great to get there, but there is always a moment when you pick up the last item and go – “huh, this is it, now what?” And that’s where most of us get stuck, because you’ve been focused on this pile for so long, tunnel visioned to what you are doing, that it’s impossible to know or see what is next. So what’s next when you get to the bottom of the pile? What matters?
3 months ago
You never peak. If you don’t want to. If you keep learning, you never peak at learning. If you keep running, you never peak at running. If you keep trying, you never peak at trying. There is no peak; there is just another peak to attain.
3 months ago
Since the new year, everyone on my LinkedIn feed has become an expert. I don’t know what happened over Xmas, but everyone is now an expert. Which is scary, because if everyone is an expert, who is doing the learning? And if we all became experts over the 3 week Xmas break, why aren’t we selling that? And if you learned everything, how did you apply it to your job immediately to become an expert? How did this happen? Don’t worry – not everyone’s an expert, keep to your path, focus on your work – incremental gains and deliver. There
3 months ago
Change and Management are two words that should never be put together. After all, who wants to “manage” change? Change is supposed to be fun and free-flowing, inspiring and exciting. It doesn’t need to be managed; it shouldn’t. And yet sometimes it needs to be done. Because when everyone on your team is changing everything, everywhere in the hopes of making things better, they don’t; they just manage everything, everywhere, and nothing else. So you need a little process, something lightweight, something that still keeps the inspiration, excitement, and management going, and ensures everyone is on the same page, but
