#0486 Just In Time Learning
I have stopped reading books. Let me clarify, I have stopped reading books that I am unlikely to do anything with. You know, interesting but not very useful at the time. Now, I seek out…
Tag: Achieving your Goals
#0485 The Last Mile
Runners speed up when the finish line is in sight. The same energy boost occurs when you are close to completing a goal. The last push even when you may be exhausted. Psychological? Maybe. Effective?…
#0484 Not So Bad
There is always a reason to not take action and that in itself is the action. Marcus Aurelius said “The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” Fear is the biggest…
#0483 Time to Recover
I was in my happy place on the weekend, the garage. Tools were out and I was working on a project I had been planning for a couple of years and finally got around to…
#0482 Do As You Say
All he had to do was get it back to me and the sale was his. I recently engaged with a service provider who pitched me on a monthly service for my business. The pitch…
#0481 Frustrating at First
You must let them do it, even if it is terrible in the beginning. There are three distinct phases I have gone though as I have taught my kids how to drive. The first two…
#0480 Running the Gauntlet
Your idea is worthless. It is not a million dollar idea, in fact you will not make a decent living from it. At least not until you learn how to execute, and execution is not…
#0479 Choose
You will not get more time, make better choices.
#0478 Respecting Time
If you are doing this to others you are are doing it to yourself too. One of my pet hates is people not respecting time. Not bothered by a few minutes or the occasional bump,…
#0477 Problem Solving
During my daughter’s parent teacher meeting her Math teacher advised to review and consolidate information as the body of knowledge grows, it will help embed it into your brain for recall in exams. Took me…
#0476 Giving Up
2mm was all it took. On the weekend I went to mow our lawns as I often do and for some reason the mower would not start. Only the week before I had replaced the…
#0475 Passion
Passion was on full display. For my birthday my wife surprised me with a walking foodie tour. This was not a restaurant crawl along the high street but a producers tour through an industrial area….
#0474 Oxygen
In 2002 my wife and I spent eight weeks travelling South America. A planned highlight of the trip was a four day trek walking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, an ancient ruin set high…
#0473 Growing Pains
It is easy to ignore this when you are busy growing a business but at some point it comes back to bite. When reviewing systems and processes I look for the desired outcome first, then…
#0472 Dangerous Current
Doing everything except the one thing that counts the most. Tweaking the product, fixing your website, posting on social media, doom scrolling on social media, designing a brochure. There is so much to do to…
#0471 For Meetings Sake
It is excruciating and mostly a waste of time except for the part I came for. My daughters have been dancing for most of their lives and for more times than I can count I…
#0470 True(r) Self
From the time I first started in business right through to not that long ago I had a distinct business persona and a private one, and never would they mix. On reflection, I believed it…
#0469 Blaming the Tools
In the late 90’s a friend of mine was in his mid-thirties at the time and had worked in retail all his life. As it tends to do, he was feeling middle-aged spread starting to…
#0468 Working Through Pain
It is both beautiful and horrific at the same time. From someone who has had the joy of three children learning to play instruments I can talk first hand as to the pain and pleasure…
#0467 Pace Yourself
“You are freaking me out!” I like to get things done fast. From idea to execution often begins on the same day. The rate of change and adaptation can be significant. As a change agent…