Sometimes adulting in business is hard. Here are my 5 tips to go from playing business to actually being in business.
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Why you need to remove the safety net and jump
I’m a skier. Not like a competitive, slalom, freestyle, trick skier. But of the winter sports that involve hills and snow and traveling at high speeds I like to ski. It could be because I first learned to ski at a young age. I loved it, the wind on your face, the sound of the […]
4 Steps to Crafting a Delicious Humble Pie
Sometimes hearing no can stop you in your tracks. And sometimes hearing no should stop you in your tracks. But there are other times when hearing no can be a catalyst for something great, for something important, and for something new and exciting. A few weeks ago I was going after something that I thought, maybe […]
Turn your head
How often does this happen to you, you’re strolling/driving/scooting along a street you’ve been down a hundred times, you turn your head, and you see something you never realized was there. Right there, in that spot, that you’ve passed a million times. Did it just pop up? Did they build it overnight, and the air […]
A Rush of Blood to the Head…how business can learn from music
I was sitting at my desk prepping midterm questions when suddenly I was in my old apartment, 15 years ago. The balcony door was open, a gentle breeze ruffled the curtains. Gus and Jello, the two cats who owned the place were lounging in the sun, one perched on the balcony rail, the other curled […]
Quit playing the short game…
Quit playing the short game, without understanding the consequence. Because in the long run you are going to lose. Sure in the short run you might see a win, but do you understand the cost? This is a mistake that so many businesses and individuals play, its a gamble and they don’t even see it. […]
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Gremlins and other drugs…
Sometimes our fears are like drugs. We hold them close, usually secret, and need a daily dose to remind ourselves why we can’t do something. These fears that hold us back are like gremlins lurking in the corner, waiting to pounce the minute we get an idea, sometimes holding us back from allowing ideas to […]
Create your own wake…
Everyday there are a hundred new articles about the traits of someone else. 8 Traits of Highly Successful People, 16 Traits of Real Leaders, 94 Traits of Resilient SOBs, you get the point. Everyday we are reading articles that tell us how someone else is doing something, pointing us in the direction of following in […]
4 Steps to Approach Innovation and Creative Problem Solving
So you have a problem, now what? There is so much out there on innovation, design thinking, and creative problem solving, it’s hard to know where to start. In previous posts we’ve reviewed that you are creative, and where ideas come from. But how do you go from problem, to ideas, to actual solution? We’ve […]
The 21st Century Suggestion Box
Ritz Carlton calls it “Radar-On Antenna Up”. A couple years ago I had the pleasure of hearing a representative from the Ritz speak about the importance of noticing what isn’t being said, what lies between the spoken words and desires of the customer. For them, this wasn’t about innovation, but customer service. But what if […]