I've heard that people get a lot of bright ideas in the shower. Is that because we are not trying to focus our mind? I think it may be because for some, it is some of the only time that they spend alone. And, I think that we would be wise to spend more time [...]
Have you allowed yourself the gift of time lately? Freedom to do what you want, when you want, can offer new creativity. Allow yourself to get a little bored and see what happens.
I love listening to How I Built This, a podcast where Guy Raz interviews founders of companies about the how and why they started, and some of their bumps along the way. Near the end of the interview, he always asks if the founder attributes their success to luck or hard work. Think about a [...]
Adam Grant tweeted: Many people chase wealth, status, and achievement because progress is easy to measure, failing to realize that the gains that count the most are the hardest to count. Real growth is building character—striving to improve in generosity, integrity, humility, fairness, or courage.~ Adam Grant If true, or if this resonates, how might [...]
I recently heard about this company (called Reel) that is a website where you shop for things to get later. The goal is to avoid debt by essentially putting something on lay away until you save up money to purchase. You choose the item, set an amount to set aside per day or week and [...]
I was assuming the person I talked to wanted a certain thing. It was business related, and I thought from the conversation that we might be a poor fit to work together, but I wasn't fully understanding what he wanted. Initially I tried to say "I can refer to someone that does X, but I [...]
How do we decide to trust someone? If someone trusts us, what do we do with that trust? Some of us trust more easily than others. When we gain the trust of others, it is a privilege and something that could be used negatively. It is amazing how many people might trust us so easily. [...]
The president of Shopify ensures that he requalifies for his job each year. By that he means that he needs to be ensured that he is still the best in that role year after year as the company rapidly grows. I am loving this concept. We can easily get stale doing things year after year. [...]
As we get ready to move into a new calendar year, it occurs to me how 2020 has taught me to find joy and enjoy things I might have not relished in previously. We bought the dogs an advent calendar filled with dog treats. Ridiculous. And yet, it has been fun each night to open [...]
It's okay to not like a trait or something you do but not to be ready to change it. It's probably worthwhile to be clear on that. But it's also fun to always be working on something... just not everything.
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