I Am Busy
“Busy.” We hear this all the time. It is a common response to questions like, “How are you?” and “How was your day?” What do we …
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What To Do With All Those Great Ideas
We can come up with some pretty great ideas for projects, businesses, jobs, and adventures we’d love to do. They can occur to us in …
Why We Are Awful at Picking What To Do Next
Most days we waste a whack of time and energy. We struggle to figure out–and do first–the most important, urgent, due, or priority tasks. We …
Good Leaders Expose Rather Than Impose
Here is the fundamental conflict in leadership. People universally resist being told what to do. We, as leaders (with or without titles), feel we are …
Why You Should Stop Putting Due Dates on Your Tasks
Unless a due date represents a specific promise we’ve made to others, let’s not put due dates on our tasks. We really don’t want to …
The Dance of Change
“What got you here won’t get you there.” – Marshall Goldsmith. “There is no need to change. Survival is not mandatory.” – W. Edwards Deming. …
Start a Movement
Think big: what could be so much better than it is now? To get that, we don’t need a special title. We don’t need permission. …
Clearing the Three Roadblocks to Work-Life Balance
Here are three work-life balance roadblocks and ways to clear them: We see “work” as something we struggle through. We see the grind, the guilt …
How to Use All that Wisdom
When we are running a low buzz, most of the wisdom and advice we hear sounds like misguided, wishful thinking, at best, or deceptive cruelty …
Frustration-Free Results
Trying to make things happen is a sure source of frustration. When we see something we don’t want, we tend to want to control things …