If no one listens to what you say, is it really a project you’re working on? Are you actually contributing to something? Are you a part of something? The choice is yours, work with them to get them to start listening to you, help them see what you’re trying to move them towards, or step back and out – you don’t need that ongoing frustration in your life, you have more to offer. Someone is…
The Piggyback Principle says that you ride on someone’s back or shoulders in order to accomplish a goal. You take their help, you borrow their strength, wisdom, and leadership – and you forge a path. The Piggyback Principle is not permanent, it is not how you will live forever, it is how you will get started – you will take support from those around you to grow and become better. The myth of “I got…
I have a lot of songs on my phone – too many songs – an insane number – but probably not close to what some people have. Still, it’s a lot. And the more you have, the more the shuffle and random feature never quite hits your mood. And every time I drive I think the same thing – “I need to make some playlists, I need to get organized, I need to get tuned…
How many people make a startup? 1? 2? How many ideas do you need to have? Do you need to start with something, anything, and just get going? Do you need funding to support those you work with? Do you need to pay yourself? What are all these things and how do they contribute to what you are doing? The beauty of startups, unlike many other fields, is that they can take any form you…
A Sounding Board is someone you can bounce ideas off of. Someone you can get some advice from when what is in your head doesn’t sound right (or even if it sounds right to confirm what you are thinking). Whether it’s a project, a company, a joint venture – everyone needs a sounding board. With so much work being done remotely, we’ve lost what used to be our ad-hoc sounding boards – running ideas by…