What We Read
Frequently, even more so with the onset of smaller and smaller reading, digital devices, what we read is what we expect to read. That doesn’t make it true, even if it makes us happy, satisfied or vindicated. I was told Read More …
Category: career
Where You Want To Be
What happens when where you want to be is not a good idea any more? Your phone has no reception. There is no water. The electricity is out due to power failure of equipment and they don’t yet know how Read More …
Going Around The Room
After 2 hours of meeting, going around the room and asking if anyone has any final thoughts or questions is typically a good idea. They may have thought a new idea. They may not have wanted to disrupt the agenda. Read More …
Unclear On Next Steps
Sometimes, people are unclear on next steps and while they think they know what they want to do, they want some advice. What should I do? Is this normal? What would you do? Is this right? What comes next? Is Read More …
Where To Go
There are so many questions to answer when you ask yourself, where to go next? It has to be more than just: How do you get there from here – especially when there is a detour – at which the Read More …
The Biggest Draw
The biggest draw to your business must be the best thing you do, not just something that has nothing to do with your business. Looking for a small addition to the furniture in the living room we went to not Read More …
No Apologies
In the creative mind, there are no apologies needed for people who don’t like: What you did. Or, how long you took. Or, the path by which you got there. Or, the appearance of the finished product. Or, how it Read More …
Ideas As Inspiration
Using ideas as inspiration to take action is really what creative thinkers hope for each day…each hour even. Keep thinking. Keep evaluating options and eliminating them if they don’t work. Keep doodling. Keep sketching it out, trying different options. Keep Read More …
Read The Fine Print
We are always told, especially by the lawyers, to read the fine print. It matters. So, we do…until the fine print becomes so tedious that you skip over the info, you breeze through the terms and conditions to get to Read More …
Only Blame Yourself
You can only blame yourself if you didn’t clearly explain the situation to them. Teach them what you know. Teach them what they need to know. Tell them why it is so important. Whether you are a parent, who is Read More …