“To business that we love we rise betime, and go to’t with delight.” William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra betime: Middle English “to happen” intransitive verb, to occur What do you love that get’s you out of bed and has you going to it with delight? Perhaps its time to focus on that aspect of your… Read More
We vs You or I
Managing the Biz of You is not as self-centered as it sounds Read More
Why Not Ask Why?
I love to read and occasionally come across some statements I disagree with. Recently, I came across the following: “ ‘Why’ questions result only in recriminations or accusations, burying my creative energies under tons of ‘shoulds’ and ‘oughts’ which leave me paralyzed with guilt or self-righteousness.” “ ‘Why’ questions, like Harpies, suck out the blood… Read More
Sea of Troubles
We face a myriad of difficulties changing day-to-day, month to month and year to year. At times it is overwhelming. It’s easy to get lost in our woes and worries when constraints out number the freedoms in our lives. In these times it is extremely important to use the social resources available in our lives and… Read More
Know Thy Biz
“Nothing will ever die so long as it knows what to do under the circumstances, in other words so long as it knows its business.” The Notebooks of Samuel Butler (1912), Part XIIII, Unprofessional Sermons, The Roman Empire I like this quote. It speaks of knowing what your biz is so you can live under any… Read More
Are You Professional?
What is professional? According to a dictionary, to be professional is to be engaged in an activity as one’s main paid occupation rather than a pastime. What is unprofessional? Looking at the same computer dictionary, to be unprofessional is to be below the standards expected in a particular profession. What the…? Being unprofessional is about… Read More
Working the Plan
“If your estimate sucks your performance will suck as well.” This is something a friend and coworker said this week that rang in my head for hours after the meeting it was said in. It is our responsibility to look forward to what needs done for a given task or objective. If we under-estimate… Read More
Gathering Our Attention
Music is a wonderful way to gather our attention, focus and center ourselves. My wife and I sat down to relax with our cup of coffee after breakfast this last weekend and listened to some music as we usually do. This particular morning the kids didn’t interrupt us with nattering or idle talking. We were… Read More
Words on Purpose
“The great and glorious masterpiece of men is how to live with a purpose.” – Michel de Montaigne “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” -Eleanor Roosevelt “Living in a way that reflects one’s values is… Read More
Finding Our Serenity
How we respond, not react, to the issues presented to us determine how well we resolve it. Last week the doctor working with my daughter called my wife who was on travel for work. In the call she communicated our daughter has a tumor with hardly any more information. Rightly so, my wife called me… Read More
Business of You 