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The art of the dodge…

Doing things the way you’ve always done them is a dodge. Falling back on the old metrics of success is a dodge. Saying, “that’s the way it is.” That’s a dodge too. Unfortunately, for too many of us, dodging the tough decision is the easy way out. Its very difficult to change from a […]

Two viewpoints

Somedays I think that there are essentially two ways of viewing the world… The first is from the point of view of narrowing your choices, eliminating ideas, and trying to whittle down your options to the point you have only got one choice. The second one, and a more productive one for me, is that […]

Options…

You always have options…no matter what your goal. Its just that not all of your options are going to be good. This is why it is important for you to consider your possible decisions before you begin…not so much so you can already have everything mapped out, that’s unlikely. But more so you aren’t caught […]

Fill in the blank

What would ____ do? That’s the question you see or hear a lot when people are faced with a new or tough decision. Its the wrong question because you should only be thinking about what you are going to do…though it is fine to model someone’s actions if it will get you to make a […]

Developing Judgment

Make your mistakes count…that’s really the only way to learn good judgment. If you think you can learn good judgment from someone else or if there is a short cut, you are wrong.

You Don’t Have Processes In Place? Wait! What?

Over the years, I am proud to admit, I have been pretty successful in helping a few businesses dramatically increase their growth. This has either been after slumps or at the beginning. There, I did it, I tooted my own horn… Anyway, this doesn’t have nearly as much to do with me as it […]

February 21, 2017
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I missed this on FX when it first came out. I mean, anyone that is over the age of 35 probably remembers everything about the OJ case: the white Bronco, the trial, the verdict. The thing is do we really know the story or are our memories faulty? I’m not going to sit here and […]