Every decision we face with presents us with a balancing act. The consequences of our decisions take us to future responsibilities. For example, deciding to have sex with someone when we are young brings about a great responsibility especially if we choose to act without protection or a plan for the “just in case” scenario.… Read More
Embracing the Dark Side
This post could come from different angles as the “dark side” can refer to many different things, some quite fun. To keep with the nature of this blog, the dark side I refer to is what was previously posted. The dark side of freedom is our choice and the fantasy of everything we could be or… Read More
The Dark Side of Freedom
Julio Lara has posted another good article at the Good Vader blog titled, Fear of Missing Out and the Fantasy of Everything. A key point that rings true relative to the business of yours the dark side of freedom. With freedom comes choices. With the many options open to us in today’s world, selecting an… Read More
Are you a Victim of your Own Success?
As we go through life we build momentum. Our decisions and actions produce results. Those results may lead to success or failure. When we find failure, we have the opportunity to learn how to do things better and avoid those failings in the future. Provided we learn from our mistakes, we build success on our… Read More
Two Consequences of Our Decisions
A friend of mine at work brought out something he had posted on his wall years ago to post once again. He found the quote in a training package for leadership. There are some ideas that connect with us in multiple situations and times “The two most severe consequences decisions are success and failure.” -Anonymous If… Read More
Ongoing Processes
We are constantly evolving through incremental changes brought about by the processes we execute. We’re not just evolving as a species but as individuals in how we think and live within our bodies. Change is ever present as is process execution. As we age, the oxygen uptake in our brain changes which leads to different… Read More
The OODA Loop Part 4
As we learned in The OODA Loop Part 1, 2 and 3, the first step in the process we enact every waking moment of our lives is to Observe; the second is to Orient ourselves to our intent, resources, and continuous improvement; and the third is to decide what’s appropriate for our own personal biz.… Read More
Do You Have Purpose?
I’ve been struggling with purpose of late at work. In my home life, my purpose is clear. We have kids in school and we want to enable them to be successful in the path they choose for their own lives. We talk to our five- and nine-year olds about the options, pros, cons and potential… Read More
The OODA Loop Part 3
As we learned in The OODA Loop Part 1 and 2, the first step in the process we enact every waking moment of our lives is to Observe and the second is to Orient ourselves to our intent, resources, and continuous improvement. The third step is to make a decision. As indicated earlier, a clear… Read More
The OODA Loop Part 2
As we learned in The OODA Loop Part 1, the first step in the process we enact every waking moment of our lives is to Observe. The second step in the OODA process is the most important. How we orient ourselves to the observations we make can determine the course of our lives down to… Read More
Business of You 