“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Viktor E. Frankl from brainyquote.com Whether we are aware of it or not, we utilize processes throughout the days of our lives. When we make toast, get the… Read More
Observing and Orienting Ourselves
Most of my posts follow the same structure. There’s an observation followed by an orientation to the idea of managing the business of you. This approach illustrates the first two steps of a process we all follow when awake. We observe or experience what’s happening around us. We naturally orient our experience to our map… Read More
Improving with Feedback
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man.” “True nobility is being superior to your former self.” Earnest Hemingway as quoted by Harry Hart in The Kingsman This quote captures the essence of continual improvement within the framework of Managing the Business of You. Improvement is about learning. It’s about increasing our… Read More
Emergent Happiness
There’s an excellent post at The Good Vader by Julio Lara about the “Anatomy of a Happy Life.” He indicates freedom, variety and change are essential. He talks of his personal experience and observations which I find correlate well with my own. A few key points popped out at me including: not allowing our physical… Read More
Creating Ourselves
Having a vision of our future is establishing a new identity. When we immerse ourselves in the identity we want to become, we start seeing the opportunities that support and create our vision. Having a plan to bring about our new identity is extremely important. It builds a foundation for who we want to be.… Read More
Internal vs External
I had a most excellent conversation with a fellow martial artist about balancing our internal and external work. For the last two years, he’s been focused on his job, rebuilding his house after the floods, and dealing with his mother passing away. As he described his focus and use of energy over the last couple…
Taking Our Lives
This week I’ve witnessed an interesting constellation of events. I recently reposted a page and linked to pages from the Tarts and Travels blog as examples of managing the biz of you. My wife and I are working with her twin sister and husband on retirement plans and the possible purchase of property. I had… Read More
The Biz of Travel
Originally posted on Tarts & Travels:
I sit in a riotous cafe, surrounded by students, business suits, and service workers on their lunch break. Silverware is rattling and the oven door slams as the three people working in the kitchen struggle to organize themselves in a way that enables them to keep their heads above…
Workplace Bullying
I wrote a post about bullying back in January centered about bullying in school. The thing is bullying happens throughout our lives. I was swapping stories with my spouse about work and reflected on bullying. My wife is an engineer who is being placed in a management role within a highly competitive male-oriented environment. She… Read More
Being More Human
A friend of mine shared a Fortune Magazine article with me. In Humans are Underrated (http://fortune.com/2015/07/23/humans-are-underrated/) by Geoff Colvin, there are some excellent observations and feedback we can learn from and continue adapting to our modern age. Technology is replacing jobs around the world. Think of robot surgeons, cars and truck drivers. Software can research legal… Read More
Business of You 