#0596 Nailed It
In a world where there’s an app for that, should you do it yourself. A dilemma I find myself in often. If it is easy, quick and probably cheap to do it yourself, should you….
Category: Process
#0595 Compounding
Stand alone, 10 minutes of anything does not amount to much. Ten minutes a day for a year is the equivalent of a week and a half of work. There are infinite ways to spend…
#0593 Your Best Year
Have you ever pulled apart a smartphone, precision engineering at its finest. Yet they improve on it year on year. Apple could have stopped when they hit iPhone 4 as it was far ahead of…
#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…
#0582 Manipulating Time
30 minute meals my ass. Timing is everything when it comes to cooking. What to do when can be the difference between a 2 hour disaster and a 30 minute masterpiece. A master can serve…
#0579 The Journey
Have you noticed the theory of relativity in action. It takes forever to catchup to the car in front on the freeway yet when you pass, it disappear quickly behind you. Same theory works in…
#0573 Boundaries
In any team sport there are rules of engagement and clearly marked boundaries of which you are either in-bounds or you are not. The rules are documented and understood by both parties before play begins,…
#0569 Your Circle
As a business your ability to sell is directly proportional to your circle of influence. Good quality meetings is often where it begins and doing that consistently is challenge for many. Sounds obvious but the…
#0564 Get It Done Now
How urgent is it really. Leaving it to the last minute will always increase the stress and urgency of any task. Chasing the ball is exhausting, yet anticipating where it will be makes it look…
#0560 Again and Again
If you study anyone successful in their field of expertise they have these in common. Practice and determination. They will have failed more times than they can count, but they always get up and go…
#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….
#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…
#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…
#0534 Commendable Effort
Having DIY’d a ton of my own video over the years and I have come leaps and bounds, or so I thought until I recently worked with a professional videographer. My efforts pale when compared….
#0533 ABC
Try singing the alphabet song out aloud skipping every second letter… a, c, e… I wager two things, it sounded clunky and disjointed, and you silently sang the in-between letters in your head anyway. Now…
#0529 Lower Priorities
What about the rest of the list? If you are always ticking off the top three on your priority list, you will end up with a really long list of other things that never get…