A better future depends on our ability to limit ourselves and listen to feedback whether you are an eight year old or the president of the United States. Read More
The Story We Tell Ourselves
What illusions have I been telling myself and how is that interfering with my success Read More
Get Over Yourself
Ask for some help to get past your pockets of incompetence or inaccurate self conception Read More
We Are Addicted
We are addicted to positive feedback. We are addicted to being unique and different from everyone else. We crave standing out. Our addiction is fed by advertisements, information and products we consume. Materialism is not the problem. By going away from material or technology we stand out from the crowd once again and find disappointment… Read More
Following One’s Own Advice
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
Embrace the Mistakes
My wife has been working with our daughter on the importance of going through the grading of her homework when the teachers give it back. Of course, our daughter doesn’t like it when she’s wrong. Most people don’t. She take’s it personally and gets down on herself. Being wrong is a misconception and to take… 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
Make Your Own Music
As we stated last time in not so certain terms, listening with all of our senses is key to connecting with our environment and ourselves. When we listen, we enable ourselves to understand the vital few things in our lives. It allows us to recognize what’s important. It allows us to let the noise of… 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
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
Business of You 