It’s check in time for what I’m learning in my journey past 1000 blogs. Today, I’m keeping it simple because we’re packing for our upcoming remodel and boxes are calling my name as I write. So here they are, no preamble or tee up, though I’m still grateful to Seth Godin for the challenge! At this moment, this is it:
“Why?” is such an important question to answer. Without overcomplicating it, no matter what the situation is, when your why is big enough, you’ll find the who, how and what. How do we remain vigilant about keeping our “why” in front of us during the challenges? Expand your why and do what’s most significant to realizing it. This is my…
Life is a one-time offer. Use it well. I found this quote as it coincided with Ali’s 30th birthday. Somehow, my kids’ birthdays anchor me more than my own to how fleeting life is. How can we be old enough to have a 30-year-old? After all, we’re not that old, are we? It’s an interesting process, aging. You can’t slow…
Don’t let fear lead you. Sometimes, when facing change and left in the silence of our own thinking, we choose the comfort and certainty of what’s known over the new and unknown. While it’s one of your available choices, consider what you’re gaining and missing in the short and long term. You can live with the predictable reality and hope…
As a result of the EOS Conference ™, Justin Maust recommended the article “Speed as a Habit” by Dave Girouard in his dynamic breakout talk, so I read it. I highly encourage you to do so as well, it’s a worthy read. His underlying belief is that speed is the ultimate weapon in business. He begins with “All else being…
Business is challenging. Peter Drucker said “Only three things happen naturally in organizations: friction, confusion, and underperformance. EVERYTHING else requires leadership.” I find this quote empowering. When you accept that it will be rough, little will go well, and the bar is low, you can rise to the challenge. Leadership is that scarce commodity available to those who realize the…
At the EOS Conference™, I was teaching the Integrator Masterclass and said, “you are a representation of what you allow.” Ali caught this, noted it, and suggested I blog about it. So here I am. Many of the leaders I’ve worked with experience frustration at times with the people around them. When you realize you’ve trained people to behave exactly…
As many of you are aware, we’re embarking upon a remodel of the main level of our home. It’s kitchen, dining room, laundry and living room so we’re going to grill and be outside a lot this summer. I’ve adjusted my expectations to a month beyond the date of completion on the plan. I hope that’s enough. As I pack…
As we grow our small but mighty team, I’m excited for the future. Realizing the possibility of doing our work in new ways to expand our impact fuels me. Thinking of new ways to grow what we do while expanding the learning we offer is limited only by the time to deliver it. Our inventory is time. As in life,…
Inviting change is easier than resisting it. We are beginning our remodel later in May. Having gone through this process before, I am anticipating challenges and mistakes. It’s inevitable. When working within an existing structure and transforming it into the new vision of its future state, there are infinite details, options, and several limitations. Similar to leading any change, the…