Invest in Yourself
I’ve been thinking more recently about investing in myself. This is something I have done a lot of in the past, and still do. Like all investments, you can always optimize your investments and work to get a better return […]
Technical and Adaptive Problems
More thoughts from Who not How There are primarily two types of problems in business (and life for that matter). Technical problems and Adaptive problems. Technical problems are problems that have a “known” solution. I.E. building a website. It is […]
1% Growth Every Day
Something that has stuck inside my brain for the last few months is a concept from Atomic Habits by James Clear. James Clear in Atomic Habits contrasts our frequent desire to take on massive change. Yet, often that change never […]
Who Not How
Why is “how” interesting to us? what drives that psychology? I could see this driven by our desire for self-sufficiency, as well as a desire to understand how things work. We (esp. Americans) don’t want to rely on other people […]
Grit and Exhaustion
As I was reading about Sledge today, the concept of grit and exhaustion came to my mind. Reminding me to stay focused on my purpose and my goals. Tho I am tired. Tho the odds seem to be overwhelming and […]
Managing Oneself – 10 Thoughts & Quotes on improving your performance from the book by Peter F. Drucker.
Most people think they know what they are good at. They are usually wrong. More often, people know what they are not good at—and even then, more people are wrong than right. Discover where your intellectual arrogance is causing disabling […]
WHO’S ITCH ARE YOU SCRATCHING
Tunnel vision. It keeps us focused. It keeps our parameters narrow. Sometimes too narrow. In your business who’s itch are you scratching? I am working with one of my clients at TANK to better implement their CRM and to leverage […]
WHY EVERY BUSINESS NEEDS A “GROWTH” STRATEGY + EXECUTION PLAN & HOW TO BUILD ONE
What is a growth strategy? It’s pretty much exactly what it sounds like — a strategy to grow your business. The problem is, it’s these no-brainer things that tend to get us in trouble. Most businesses want to grow. They want to […]