Busy Doesn’t Mean Valuable
“Don’t mistake activity with achievement.” – John Wooden Early in my career, I worked for an individual who measured the value of those who ...
Energy vs No Energy
“Most people see what they want to, or at least what they expect to.” – Martha Grimes Being a leader is hard work. There’s ...
Zero In
“Wherever you are, make sure you’re there.” – Dan Sullivan Human beings are easily distracted. We might be in the middle of doing something ...
Am I In The Right Place?
“Don’t expect your boss, co-workers and customers (clients) to make you happy – realize that happiness is an inside job. Our happiness has less ...
The Most Important Things
“It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky One of the things that leaders are most proud of is their ...
What Are You Looking At?
“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought into a focus.” – Alexander Graham Bell ...
Accountability For The Big Stuff
“Our greatest fear should not be of failure…but of succeeding at things…that don’t really matter.” – Francis Chan Last week in this space the ...
What Matters Most
“Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all.” – Peter Drucker One of the things I ...
Say No To Good Stuff
“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means ...
Craziness
“Whatever you are, be a good one.” – Abraham Lincoln For most people reading this, availability of the things we want has rarely been ...
