It’s time to follow some of my advice. I’ve posted many times about the importance of incorporating and Honoring Our Feedback we get in our lives. If we do we find ourselves Improving. With truly Enriching Feedback we can get past our bubbles of ego and get on with our real tasks that fulfill our purpose.… Read More
Managing Our Aging
Physical change is present throughout our lives and it’s up to us to manage it. Our bodies grow and mature into our twenties and thirties. In our thirties and forties our bodies begin to show signs of wear and tear depending what we did in prior years. In our fifties and sixties we can get… Read More
Nothing Like Getting Laid Off
Getting laid off, fired or let go in any capacity sucks. It peaks emotions and some folks lose control. Our mental model for life begins breaking down. Our house of cards tumbles down and it’s easy to get overwhelmed with thoughts of, “What am I going to do?” or “I didn’t see this coming.” We… Read More
Feed Your Brain
It is up to us to feed our brains and there is a plethora of information, stories, experiences and distractions available to us. Just as we feed our bodies with the food we eat we feed our minds with those things we focus on. The ideas we consume add to our mental models thereby enabling… Read More
Why delay?
“Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection.“ –Mark Twain If only some of our leaders could embrace this, our companies and social institutions would be better off. I know countless examples of leaders, managers or peers who want to “get it right” or “make sure they’ve looked at the options.” Wanting to make things better,… Read More
Changing Culture Relies on Us
Culture emerges from our behavior and feedback into our decision reinforcing our actions. To change culture we have to decide to be different and act accordingly. As culture reinforces our previous behaviors, we need a sense of rebellion. Over time the culture will respond in kind or alienate the behavior. Others may follow creating a subculture… Read More
What should we expect of the world around us?
My wife made an excellent observation the other day. She told me the books we’ve been reading recently while gathering ideas for my Biz of You series of books over the last couple years seem to have a similar underlying theme. (list of books below) Our stress, problems and difficulties with life are an inside… 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
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
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
