December 27, 2023
We coach for wins, not for growth. Growth happens behind the scenes, no one sees it unless they look deep beneath the covers. But it’s always there. So what would happen if we coached for growth instead, letting the wins happen when they happen, and see where we get from there? What would be the harm? What could go wrong? Just growth.
December 23, 2023
“I want it all – that’s my Use Case.” That’s a pretty simple use case, but it never gets you anywhere unless you take the steps to make it happen – the mini use cases. I want it all is the use case for – I don’t want to think about the steps I need to take there and would rather dream about having it all. It’s the definition of steps and use cases that make the success in any project.
December 17, 2023
Plain and simple – but not the ones in real life. Code bugs, software bugs, questions that keep you up at night. They make you better, they make you work harder, and they keep you up at night as you swirl the issue around in your mind. They don’t hold you back, they make you work harder, and they push you forward to where you would have never gone. Don’t stop working on bugs, they are the foundation for your growth.
December 15, 2023
No matter what you are working on, when you will complete it comes down to two definitions of duration. How long it will take to complete the work? How long will it take to deliver the work? The work itself might not take very long, but if you have to have x number of meetings, wait for testing, work through problems that are out of your control (but you know you’ll have to work with), bang your head against the wall over and over again – the time it takes to complete becomes that much longer. Actual – how long
December 13, 2023
Approach everything that way. Cool – no need to get hot under the collar, whatever happens, happens, accept, and figure out a way to move forward. Calm – you can only move forward when you are calm because that is what your brain needs to be able to process a solution (when was the last time you came up with your best idea angry? Collected – Keep it all in check, bring all the ideas together, bring all your cool together – maintain your focus, plot your path.
