Articles for category: Growth

July 5, 2019

Greg Thomas

Come and Get It

I once interviewed someone where I asked that oh so amazing question – “where do you see yourself in 5 years?” (I had not interviewed enough people at that point in my career to realize that this was a dumb question and held no value to the answer being returned). On this particular day, the candidate in question said – “I want your job”. They didn’t know what to say, they probably read it on the Internet and thought it was a good response to not knowing. When they started, I waited, waited, waited and waited to see if they

July 1, 2019

Greg Thomas

Take the Hit

Stay on the current path, assume no risk, never grow, but always be safe. Or take the hit. Forgo the billing for two weeks to work on that new idea. Take a leap into a different job category to learn more about an emerging technology. Volunteer to learn something new. Take less vacation. Whatever it is, take the hit. We grow through taking hits, by trying something new, by taking the hard path, by getting up when we fall down. We stay the same when we do none of the above, taking none of the risks. Take the Hit.

June 27, 2019

Greg Thomas

ToDos of our Dreams

We all have that overreaching task list that goes on and on for miles. It’s our list of what we hope to accomplish, what can fit into our dreams, what we are hoping will one day get us there. It’s a long list, a long never-ending list. It’s that list that stares us in the face and makes us think – “oh yeah, I was going to do that, but never did” – should I turf it or actually get to it? My list is long, but I’m chipping away at it, I don’t want to turf anything – turfing

June 26, 2019

Greg Thomas

Clearing the Clutter

We all have our own clutter – whether it’s physical or mental – it’s there and all around us. We all understand our own clutter, what goes where, what works, what doesn’t, what mess needs cleaning up, what is organized and what isn’t. It’s different to everyone, what is my clean is your clutter and vice-versa. If what you are doing is working, keep at it. If it’s not, it might be time to clear the clutter – we all need to do it now and again, even our own clutter that we might think is clean, is really, pure

June 21, 2019

Greg Thomas

Glimmers of Success

They can be far and wide on a project, especially if it is something new, where you are doing something for the first time, that no one has done before. The time between the success is paved with frustration and anxiety as you wonder whether you should give up and throw the towel in or give it one more try. When you get those successes, those glimmers where what you thought might happen worked, where the steps you laid out had one success out of twenty seven. Hold on to it, those are the moments to focus on and make

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