#0660 A Simple Existence
Where does the time go. At the blink of an eye I find myself in the latter years thinking about how to make the most of whatever time is afforded me. We spend so much…
Category: Goals
#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…
#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…
#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…
#0630 And Not Or
Time, cost and quality. Spoiler alert, AI might not be the answer. When evaluating any new system or process there will be a primary benefit and secondary benefits or compromises. Ideally you want improvement on…
#0614 Your Tribe
There are many folks out there just like you. Spent a couple of days at a startup event where thousands gathered to learn, meet and spark ideas. The energy levels were infectious and the community…
#0613 Fulfilment
There is no satisfaction in avoidance. No dopamine hit, nothing done, nada to show other than the stress of knowing it is still on the to-do list. Instead of ending the day with more angst,…
#0609 The Answer
Often we know the answer yet we continue to avoid the work to get it done. Sometimes it is the effort, sometimes the discomfort. If only there was someone incharge of the choices we make.
#0608 Acceptance
If you are stuck, more of the same rarely works. Automating a flawed system does not make it better. Smiling through your teeth will not make the pain go away. Acceptance, accountability and change…you got…
#0607 Which Are You
Being human is hard as it turns out. We put on our professional face and become the version expected of us. Polite, professional, forthright as required. When asked to be yourself we struggle to let…
#0605 Stuck In The Mud
Have you ever avoided something for a long time then tried it and surprised yourself. The story we build in our heads can focus on worst case scenario when the reality is often not even…
#0603 Snap Out Of It
I heard a stat that posited by age thirty five, 95% of our day is unconscious routine. If this is true, only 5% therefore is conscious thought, a scary thought in itself. Are we so…
#0601 Compare and Contrast
No good comparing their after to your before or emulating what they do now rather than what they did. You cannot run their race and they cannot run yours. Their insta profile is not the…
#0600 Well Done
No matter how small, celebrate each milestone. You deserve that pat on the back no matter the size of the achievement. An acknowledgment of the effort to get to this point. Every milestone is a…
#0599 The Key Three
To grow the business you love you must attract the clients you deserve, at the volume you need. The words love, deserve and volume here are key. What kind of business are you actually building…
#0592 Two Sides
Should you be consuming or creating right now. Waiting for calls or making them. Reading a book or writing one. Spending money or making money. Procrastinating or doing. Complaining about something you lack or being…
#0591 Perfectionism
Does it need to be perfect or is it more important to get it out there. We stress about the small stuff most will not notice. And if they do, in most cases they will…