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Good vs. Fast

Sometimes its better to be good than fast, but other times you need to use speed. Though the ideas are contradictory, its important to know when you are using the desire to make something better as an excuse to not do anything at all.

A Single Powerful Word

Here’s a very powerful word you can use when you feel like you are losing control of your career, business, life, etc… NO.

A Single Powerful Word

Here’s a very powerful word you can use when you feel like you are losing control of your career, business, life, etc… NO.

Change Isn’t Easy

Change isn’t easy. In fact, if it were we probably wouldn’t need books and coaches and consultants that talk about change management. That begin said, change is necessary and the way you can make change an easier pill to swallow in life and business is to accept that.

Transformation

In the past I have written about the 1% solution to growing as a person…and as I sit here listening to the two different MTV Unplugged sessions from R.E.M., I am reminded of the the art of transformation because it is evident in the two different sessions. The thing is that transformation occurs whether you […]

Survival

In business survival can take many forms. We all have seen the office politician that is playing all of the angles so that they maintain a position of importance within the company. Or, we have seen the person who does enough to be just productive enough to not raise any eyebrows, one way or the […]

A few thoughts

I’m not sure whether I am ready to declare the aftereffects of The Great Recession over yet. There are still too many people that found themselves with their lives destroyed through no fault of their own for me to feel comfortable saying anything is good again. On the other hand, as we move to a […]