Jun 21, 2010 | Designing Your Business
I said above that action leads to feedback. As a kid, we touch the stove and learn that it is hot, that is feedback. Feedback helps us to know what we want and don’t want to do. The stove example is obvious, but I found this to be an important point that we...Jun 14, 2010 | Designing Your Business, Marketing Your Business
“Anything worth doing is worth doing badly the first time.” – G.K. Chesterton I don’t know if you relate to this, but for the longest time I had never failed in life. At least not in any big or noticeable ways. Luckily, I was pretty smart so there were many things I...Jun 1, 2010 | Designing Your Business
In line with some of my recent posts, this goes along with the theme of not taking yourself so darn seriously. “Being Insignificant” is all about recognizing when things, and even when you, are truly not that significant. I like to say, “you are not significant, but...May 24, 2010 | Designing Your Business
We talked last week about the benefits of having poor judgment. Let’s look further at judgment… Judgment as a Mirror Our opinions or judgments of others are a reflection of our judgments about our self. Qualities we dislike in others either push our...May 14, 2010 | BEING in Your Business, Designing Your Business
Often the people I work with, those who see themselves as responsible and proactive, also pride themselves on having “good judgment.” This is also a quality that society overall says is a positive one to have. Yet I say you are much better off to “Have Poor...May 13, 2010 | BEING in Your Business, Designing Your Business, Marketing Your Business
In continuing on the theme of the downside of being responsible… often when we feel responsible for everything, we are excessively proactive. I used to have proactive as one of my key strengths on my resume. I have since decided that being reactive (waiting...