James Clear hit it home for me last week with this one: “Most of the excuses I made… not enough time not enough money not enough knowledge not the right connections were just ways to avoid the real bottleneck: Not enough courage.” There was always a small step I could have taken—if I had the… View Article
In our Quarterly last week, Holly reminded us of a quote we all needed to hear, and it was timely and necessary for us. I’m confident someone else may benefit from this, so here it is with my modifications in recognition of the privilege assumed in the original: Great relationships are hard. Remaining in an unhappy relationship is harder. Choose… View Article
Language informs our reality. How we talk about what is possible, how we describe ourselves and others determines what is possible. When you talk, you’re letting others in on how you think and feel. If it’s not moving you forward, you’re either stuck or moving backward. When you listen to yourself, does it move you forward? Do you want… View Article
Some days it’s more important to prioritize the things you don’t believe you have time for than to make the stuff that has to happen, happen. Today, it turned out to be a beautiful day and was supposed to be a dreary one. A friend called with challenging news regarding her health, my TimeHop shared a photo of someone… View Article
I value time and I use it well – mostly. I’ve had people ask me how I accomplish as much as I do and it’s interesting to me. I don’t know that I’m more productive than others, but I do have practices which sustain my focus and allow me to say “no” to things that don’t fit with my priorities, and I’m disciplined. … View Article
You know, recently I’ve been rediscovering how simple it is to make people happy. It’s two simple words and it seems to be a superpower these days. What are they? Follow through. When I look around me, there is some normalization happening regarding stopping short of completing agreements and tasks. Maybe it’s just us? Please comment and let me know. … View Article
Are your people engaged? I hear people who are concerned with culture every day – especially as we navigate what our businesses will look like going forward whether in person, online or integrated. There are costs and benefits to each structure, and each presents new opportunities with our team. To ensure high performance, we have to ensure 3… View Article
“If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.” Mario Andretti @AliNasser referenced this in his keynote at the EOS Conference a few weeks ago about his own car racing experience. It aptly applies to business as well. We never want to lose momentum. If we are, we begin dying in that moment. … View Article
It’s a weird and wonderful time in the world. We’re reemerging and able to spend time together again, which is interesting. For me, what’s wonderful is the energy, the connection and all the human pieces of being with others we’ve missed. What’s weird is many of us are sorting through what feels safe and doesn’t, how many people are too many, do… View Article
We were enjoying dinner and the fabulous @kellyknight shared a term that was new to me: “NILSI.” NILSI stands for: No Interest Like Self Interest Acronyms/code words can be a wonderful interruption used to gracefully or humorously stop distracting, difficult, or challenging behaviors in a team environment – we’ve included a few we use, please add yours below – we can all use the help! WAIT – Why Am I… View Article
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