Sustained focus is a competitive advantage
Today’s culture requires each of us to set personal boundaries to allow ourselves to focus on what we choose to focus. It’s harder than ever to focus In our day and age today, it’s harder than ever to focus. Not only do phones ping and email ding, but there’s an expectation in our relationships at […]
How to kill distractions
Main point: Killing distractions is hard, but achievers can kill distractions by focusing on the outcome they desire, which actively destroys other inputs through realizing what’s at stake. You and I know we have the ability to be focused and attentive, yet it’s easy to get derailed from a feeling of progress. While a webpage […]
Behavior: getting from pointless to purposeful
Pointlessness. I hate it. Don’t you? I bet that you, just like me, have had pointless experiences. Pointless meetings. Pointless texts. Pointless phone calls. Pointless conversations. We can be tempted to say, “yeah, but even thru the pointless experiences, you can find meaning!” Or we might say, “even when things seem POINTLESS, there’s a bigger […]
The Green Stamp
In your organization, business, or life, who has the green stamp? The green stamp is the special “mark of approval” required to move forward with something important. The green ink isn’t so important. It’s the stamp itself — and who has it. Usually, we skip the step to figure out WHO has the green stamp […]
Core principles
We all operate with a set of core principles and commitments. Some of us are aware of what they are, others haven’t defined them yet. Whether they’re written down and “defined” or not, they still exist. They just might be in the dark. A bright light can help. Shining light in a certain area exposes […]
Some write, others talk
It can be easy to think that other people in your life learn and process things the same way you do. For some, writing is a great way to figure things out. It’s a process that allows a person to get their thoughts on a page, see if they agree with them, and make changes […]
