The Cost of Time
It is easy to forget that time has a cost. As a leader, how are you spending your most precious resource?
It is easy to forget that time has a cost. As a leader, how are you spending your most precious resource?
In today’s culture, it is nearly impossible to ignore “success.” We are bombarded with images of celebrities, megamansions, exotic sports cars, private jets, and extravagance. Our social media feeds are filled with perfectly crafted photos of avocado toast, beach-ready bodies, impeccably organized homes, and sunsets… Read More »Comparison is the thief of…
Often, our schedule, calendar, and routine all operate on auto-pilot. Meeting requests are mindlessly accepted, appointments are made, and tasks are checked off. The To-Do list gets longer and our feed fills up with more noise. At some point, more is pushed to “Tomorrow” or… Read More »The Work We Do: How to get more done without sacrificing what’s important
Your guiding principles serve as guardrails and filters for difficult decisions and tough choices. The Ancient Greek aphorism “know thyself” is an oft-cited phrase that can be found in nearly every self-help book ever published. In the earliest known uses of the phrase, Greek playwright… Read More »Understanding and Defining Your Guiding Principles and Values
A blueprint to craft a successful 2022 Two weeks ago, I shared the framework I use for goal setting and future planning. Based on the feedback, many of you found it helpful to have a starting place to organize your goals. In addition to goal… Read More »21 Questions to Make Your Year-end Goal Setting More Effective
Nudges change our behavior, but what behavior are we changing and why? My Apple Watch has daily, weekly, and monthly fitness goals built-in. I wish it had “Vacation Mode” or “Rest Day.” My Kindle rewards me with a digital badge for reading daily. I wish… Read More »Carrots and Sticks, Streaks and Nudges
With coronavirus (COVID-19) madness dominating the headlines, it is a good time to consider the remote work concept. Whatever you may call it, remote work, telecommuting, distributed work, or just working from home, there is a place for all of us – not just coaches… Read More »Coronavirus: Remote Work Roundup
Passion and good intent are funny things. When we get an idea for something, we pursue it with great fervor. We think of the grandness of our vision and how it will change the lives of those around us and those who use it. We… Read More »Work Worth Doing
It’s common to want to emulate those who we look up to. We hear the success stories of other business tycoons and think ourselves, “If I can just do that, I will experience the same success they enjoy.” The fallacy is that we are comparing… Read More »Comparison is Killing Your Business
Not only is it a way to take others further, faster – but I fully anticipate it will do the same for me. I believe most folks have their choice of open doors. Opportunities that seemingly “just appear” before them. Some open doors are meant to… Read More »Why I Said ‘Yes’ to Kickstart Kings