The Cost of Email
When someone sends you an email, is it reasonable to expect a response within a day if not hours. I am conflicted on this one. Yes is my immediate reaction especially if the email is…
#0658 Governance
Just because you run your own business does not exclude you from governance. You must still act ethically on behalf of your stakeholders (you and your family) You must have a strategy backed by sufficient…
#0657 Lean In
You cannot half commit. If you have ever been on a motorcycle racetrack you soon realise that when you approach a corner at speed you must lean in, hard. Half measures will see you crash…
#0656 Father Time
Capture them all. We are quick to take photos of the good times yet rarely do we think to capture the everyday. I have thousands of photos of the kids, holidays and time spent with…
#0655 Playing Long
Patience is an underrated skill for any initiative. Playing long takes courage, backed with a healthy dose of conviction. A little like investing, time in the game has the benefit of compounding interest. And just…
#0654 Calm The Farm
Not sure it means much anymore. ‘It’s urgent’ has lost its power. False deadlines and nervous energy followed by silence and more flurry. Constructed deadlines disassociated with real strategy and often a side effect of…
#0653 Bank Them
You learn nothing when it works first go. The sum total of our experience is overwhelmingly banked from our mishaps. Little by little theses accumulate like a blue chip stock you have been sitting on…
#0652 Give It A Crack
There is a peace of mind that comes from knowing you are giving it your best shot. Regret stems from the notion you could have done more, tried a little harder, said yes instead of…
#0651 Navigating New
It has taken humans millions of years to evolve and AI just a whisper of time. Of course it will be flawed, a minefield of questions and many rabbit holes to explore. On your personal…
#0650 Addiction
It is difficult to distinguish between busy and productive. Just because you are sitting at your desk doing stuff, does not always equate to stuff that matters. The list is seductive, as is ticking off…
#0649 Breakthrough
It is too hard, so we stop. We reach our limit of patience, expertise, will, desire. It is no longer enjoyable so why continue. When you persist through the urges to give up is often…
#0648 Contemplating
There is a runway. You do not care in your twenties, distracted by maturity in your thirties and far too busy in your forties to even notice. Then it hits you, how much longer do…
#0647 The Merry Go Round
Round and round we go. If you find yourself in a loop, chances are you have reached the end of your expertise. Repeating the same things over in loop will not make them work any…
#0646 The Divide
Ideas are a dime a dozen. Everyone has at least one world changing concept, but few are able to execute on it. The tools are democratised so will that bring more innovation, undoubtedly. There will…
#0645 Own Experience
Best ever, worst ever. Both on the same set of reviews. Most in the middle. We have become so reliant on reviews do we allow our own experience to form an opinion. And what taints…
#0644 The Price
Can I pick your brain. So many coffees had starting with this phrase. I take it as a compliment however the cost of time adds up. Some will lead down an unexpected rabbit-hole that can…
#0643 Spend It Wisely
Spend less time on the things that do not matter. There are a bunch of line items on our lists we should be doing, yet we continue to waste unnecessary energy on the things we…
#0642 Stripping Back
The more you have, the more you need to maintain. We surround ourselves with systems, processes, hacks, tech, stuff that eventually stop working, costing us time and money. Many businesses have over complicated how they…
#0641 Choose Something
There are at least 67 gajillions ways. Since when are we skinning cats anyway, rabbits I would understand. There are just as many choices in business and it can be overwhelming. Rather than default to…
#0640 Decisions Decisions Decisions
How do you make decisions. Gut feel, experience, research, peers. Are you quick to decide or take your time. Are you a first mover or laggard. Do you make many decision or none. Does fear…