Keep it simple, lay out the tasks, group them together, set the delivery dates. Don’t give into the chaos of everything being everywhere all the time. Don’t give into the chaos that others have and worry about what could, might, or should be. Work the problem, and deliver the problem, one task at a time. Your job might not have originally been part of bringing them online and refocusing the team, but now it is. …
How this has become a meme of late is pretty funny, but it’s absolutely true and applies to everything. Whatever you do will be difficult, it will be tough, it won’t be easy, it might look easy, but it won’t be. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzDYgRc6eic&ab_channel=THEDR0N3 But nothing in life worth doing is easy, if it was easy, we’d all be doing it.
The first thing everyone wants to do when the idea goes sideways is to change. Do something different. Throw it all out. Start over. Give up. The moment those thoughts enter your mind, that is the first test of the idea’s strength, can it stand the test of being kicked, can it get knocked down and stand back up again, can it rise up. Don’t stop at the first sign of distress, this is the…
I’ve been fixing a deck over the last few weekends (I’ve done this a few times), and it always makes me appreciate how all the little pieces can make the greater whole that much stronger bit by bit. Taped joists. Painting End cuts Using the right screws where (and brackets) Knowing how to double-up joists. Adjusting a few degrees for a nice drainage slant. All these things, not necessarily required, you’ll still get a deck…
A proposed idea is easy to turn down. There hasn’t been any investment, there’s been no plus or minus, there’s no loss if you do nothing. Investing in an idea is where commitment starts to happen, even though doubts still linger – will it work?, can it work?, do they really want it?, is it worth it? what else could I be doing with my time? All those doubts start to permeate the shell of…