Focal Points
If I asked “What are you working on?” What would you say? I found myself in the same position recently and it made me stop and think deeply not about what am I doing day…
#0556 Keep Tweaking
Rarely does it work first time. Whenever you build, modify, fix something, chances are it will not be as perfect as you imagined. Out of the gate there will be something that is just not…
#0555 Too Many Choices
I am not a fan, but there appears to be many ways to skin a cat. So many choices it can become debilitating. Seperate needs and wants. Prioritise what is really important. Evaluate the options….
#0554 A Tale of Two Wants
If you are a dictator then you should employ minions who will do as you command, and do the task. A leader employs initiative, thinkers, outside the boxers who takes responsibility and refine their craft…
#0553 Shedding The Old
If only I knew that before. Throughout life there are insights you discover along the way that can change you. Things that you wish you had of known sooner. Sometimes altering your trajectory forever. It…
#0552 Master Your Time
Why put yourself under that kind of stress? I get that people need deadlines to get things done, but why leave it till the last minute. For me, get 80% done in the first third…
#0551 Give It More Time
I have tried that, it did not work. A statement I loath. You only need to search top percentage of just about anything and you will discover a long tail of people who give up…
#0550 Always Be There
Nobody cares what you do until they need you. Potential clients will blissfully ignore you until the moment they decide they need what you do, and only then you become important. That is why it…
#0549 Dealing With Chaos
There is rarely calm. In business, busy is stressful but so is being quit. Having no support is a challenge but so is managing a team. Juggling too many projects can lead to missed deadlines,…
#0548 Start With You
Who are you doing this for? Classic response is, for my family, for my customers yada yada. That is honourable and everything but it does not translate unless you do it for yourself first. Good…
#0547 Broken Record
They do not know what you know, so you have to tell them. At the risk of repeating myself, you have to get used to starting from the beginning. Every time you interact with someone…
#0546 Dealing With Messy
The shortest distance between where you are and where you want to be is not determined by how fast you go, but by how well you navigate the obstacles in your path. Rarely is the…
#0545 Painfully Slow
Bogged down in red tape? As an enterprise gets bigger it is natural to place additional checks and balances to ensure continuity. Many do so at the expense of what got them there, speed and…
#0544 Invisibility
Your business is invisible. If you struggle with consistent lead generation it is likely you are fishing from a small pond. Personal contacts, networking and referrals. Outside of these circles you are not seen or…
#0543 Embrace The New
I feel the emotion of my daughter finishing high school and the unknown ahead. When your entire living memory are the boundaries, people and experiences of a school, not having to turn up Monday is…
#0542 The Company You Keep
They say you are the average of the five people closest to you. I also believe you are the average of many other groupings. Your news sources, social media habits, the shows you watch, communities…
#0541 Half Arsed
Starting is hard but finishing seems to be harder. Unfinished projects litter the business landscape frustrating those in the middle and disappointing those who have invested time and money. Should you be really starting the…
#0540 No or No Thank You
If you say yes to something and really mean no, you now have a dilemma. Do what you said yes to, or let someone down. Neither options is ideal but you are the one who…
#0539 You Choose
Sometimes I do not want to, but I do it anyway. There are times I really want to, but I do not. When I have to, I will. In every instance, I have a choice,…
#0538 Feeding Frenzy
Technically, you can feed an infinite number of people with a single pizza. The more slices you cut however diminishes the amount each person gets to a point it may as well be zero. How…