Confusing Complexity with Capability
Last week, I met with two different entrepreneurs, in two very different industries. Yet they had the same problem. Internal complexity masking as capability. Any consulting session with me generally starts with a discussion about where you are, and where you want to go. It includes me asking a series of clarifying questions to get to the root of the frustration you’re facing. Often, the problem isn’t what has been self-diagnosed. If it were, you would have fixed it instead of calling me. (grin) These pointed questions often reveal layers and layers of complexity that have built up over time within the organization. Not just layers of management, or layers…
Readers, What Are Your 2018 Goals?
It is time to soundoff. I have covered goals extensively, lately. What Will Your 2018 Story Be Writing Down Your Goals Changes How You See the Situation The 2 P’s to Consider in 2018 How to Achieve Work-Life Balance as a Freelancer How to Separate Your Work and Life as an Entrepreneur Habits of Unsuccessful People vs Successful People Now it is time for you to share your goals with me. Why? Because people who write their goals are far more likely (something like 10 times more likely) to achieve. Do you want to take steps toward your own success? Take action. What are you committed to doing in 2018 in…
Work Worth Doing
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 think about our future with this new idea in place. Not long after the inspiration strikes, we start to get less passionate about our work. Procrastination sets in. The vision board gets pushed aside. The goals, mission, and value statements find themselves in a dark drawer. The outline of the book gets buried in Evernote. The passion fades. But the idea did not get worse.…
What Will Your 2018 Story Be?
This time of year, many services recap your year with them. My Bible app shows how many days I read the daily devotional (only missed 9), MapMyRun shows how many miles I’ve run, and Pocket tells me that I consumed more than 10 books worth of content in their app in 2017. In some ways this is inspiring, a way to look back and quantify what I spent my time doing. Looking back is also a great time to look forward. What do you want 2018 to say about you? What do you want to achieve? What will your highlights be? I encourage you to take action now. What is…
3 Tips for Managing Your To-Do List & Boosting Your Productivity
“Too much month at the end of the money” I first heard that quote in 2004 when I was involved in a round-the-world internet marketing conference circuit. Over the years, I’ve found it to be an incredibly succinct statement that can be applied not only to our finances, but our time. [Tweet “Your schedule is yours to control. Are you intentional about how to spend it?”] In America, we live in a culture that seems to celebrate “being busy” and even over-working. In fact, a recent study found that some marketing agency partners were manufacturing timecards that exceeded 80 hours per work week to get promoted. We are rewarding the…
9 Ways to Be More Productive Today
Are consumers getting a good deal or a bad deal? That was the question posed in an article I read earlier today. I found the article interesting until the very last point, where the author said that a “lack of time and mental bandwidth” basically excused the personal responsibility of these busy consumers — who don’t realize they are getting a bad deal. Thereby placing the fault on the industry for making things unfair. Unfortunately, buying into the belief that you are disadvantaged because of a ‘lack of time’ only feeds a victim-like mentality. And winners do not participate in this type of thinking. When I read that quote, I…
