We get to choose who we work with, whether that's clients or customers or friends. This is both a privilege and burden, put overtime we can develop a keener sense of who we want to be around and how to pick them or attract them. I heard someone say recently that people can be friends [...]
Some times we have an idea, a dream or something on a mental list or even written that you want to get done. And then we don't get to it right away. Perhaps it simply is not a priority, or life goes in a different direction for a while. But then it might happen weeks [...]
When I was 18 I tried to hike from Mexico to Canada. Somewhere in mid or northern California, I took a couple weeks off to spend time with a family member who was getting hear surgery. When I returned to the trail, I was so eager to be back and to start putting in the [...]
Your business might fail because you are too optimistic. You are so sure that your idea is going to work, you invest a bunch of money, and then it fails and you are out more than you can reasonably recoup. Your business might stagger because you are too pessimistic. You brought in 25k each month [...]
Some of the Peloton instructors appear slightly nervous, but most appear to be entirely themselves - showing up in a big way and in a unique way. There is a large variety of instructors. Some of them I love, some of them I like occasionally, and others I choose not to work out with. But [...]
Sometimes I hear stories about people starting businesses that do great - and I think, wow, that idea is so simple I wouldn't have ever thought about it. Like this story about a business that started by importing products from Italy and selling to distributors in the U.S. Of course that doesn't mean starting the [...]
Our to do list is a choice. While it might feel like work, that item you don't want to do ended up there for a reason. Perhaps the reason is to make a spouse happy - which you want to do for a reason. Perhaps the reason is to make your boss or a client [...]
We all have differing ideas of how much we want to share with one another, but asking questions and showing genuine interest is unlikely to prove a poor move. Indeed, shying away from the personal because it's 'not your lane' is likely worse than leaning in.
There is no right way to run a business. In fact, oversight often doesn't exist. And then you get in trouble and pay for the consequences. But what if you don't get in trouble? Many people will not - so it is up to each of us to determine how much we want to poke, [...]
As I prepare last minute for a meeting coming up in an hour, I had a realization about why I put certain things off to last minute. There are some things that will never feel done. Preparing for an interview or court hearing fit this category. Thus, if I start on them way ahead of [...]
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