Infinite Choices Is a Fallacy – How to Avoid Infinitethink
We have many choices today and the danger is of getting infinitethink – a loop of not choosing. There are three ways to narrow choices and keep focused.
The Magic of Leadership – Converting
What drives success? It is a question that drives people to unwise jealousy. Other times, the answer leads people to a flurry of motion…. commotion really. It becomes a cloud of stirred up dust with no seeds planted in the fertile grounds of momentum and growth. Let’s declare this the Year of Converting! Values, philosophy,…
Choices in Living an Unlife Life by John Bossong
What if you could go back and unlife some things? Undo bad habits in your life. Undo unproductive personal and work priorities. Rethink how you think. Unlife and breathe “life” back into your hectic schedule. Monday morning will start Sunday night. Do you dread getting up Monday anticipating it? It’s all in your perspective. One…
The Strategist – Bring Your Passion and Leadership
The Strategist: Be the Leader Your Business Needs by Cynthia A. Montgomery brings strategy front-and-center and challenges leaders to embrace it as a core and continuous action. Strategy is not something to hand-off to someone else, and it is not to be just a document safely stored away. Strategy and leadership need to be interconnected,…
A Founder’s Story. A Leadership Lesson.
It’s all about me! And other founder red flags you should never ignore. Getting pitched by a new startup? You’re probably face-to-face with the founder. At a local university, at a coffee shop, or perhaps in your own office. You get to size them up. You hope you ask the right questions. But most of…
Choices Are the Strategy. Decisions Are the Tactics.
Choices are the strategy. Decisions are the tactics. These two statements empower our life purpose and focus our decisions.
How to Make Your Opinions Matter
Does your opinion matter? From time to time, this may be a key question we may think about, as it affects our perceived value from within as well as in our outward interactions. We all want our voice to be heard. We want it to matter in our relationships. At times, though, we wonder if…
Simple Choices. Tick. Tock.
If you have ever walked through a Las Vegas casino or down the Las Vegas Strip, then you know it is an experience. Some people enjoy the “action” of what happens, but I am not one of them. However, some times, business takes you to places that may not be on your bucket list (or…
“It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better.” Really?
We have heard it before — “It gets worse before it gets better.” There is a truism to the statement. Recede, re-work, and revive may be the way.
How Do You Know When One Idea Is Worth Pursuing Over Another?
“Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.” John Steinbeck One of the great things about being human is that we generate ideas. The ability to imagine and create is core to our being. Ideas power advancements. Ideas propel our society forward….
The If Only, Only If Trap
We get stuck in dependencies. While we may think of the “what if” possibilities, we get stuck in the “if only” or “only if” limitations. If only these things happen, then I could… If only I had these things, then I could… If only other people would do this, then I could… From a mindset…
Biscayne Days: Taking Youthful Risks
Being young means taking risks. My big one happened driving a Chevy Biscayne down an old dirt road. We all take stupid risks from time-to-time. You never know which ones you will survive and which ones will knock you off life’s balancing beam. As we live our life, we need to do it boldly yet balanced with sanity, clarity of purpose, and rational thought behind choices made.