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What do you deserve?

Posted in 1, tagged , , , on September 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

A friend of mine once said “I’ve worked hard enough, I deserve to make more money”. It struck me as a strange statement, because up until that moment, I had sort of left the determination of what I’m worth up to others. I was raised to believe that you get what you deserve. It was [...]

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Measuring Kaizen – When Change is Hard

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on August 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I had a conversation recently with a friend who lost a lot of weight. He said that the physical change was the easy part, the tough part was the mental change. I know what he means. When you can see the direct results of your attempts at change, it is gratifying and makes you want [...]

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SERIES: Tools of the Productivity Trade – Intro

Posted in 1, tagged , , , , on March 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Most people do not read this blog. Most people do not read any blogs actually. Do you know why I know? Because up until a couple of years ago, I was most people. I never read blogs. I didn’t spend more than 5 minutes on my facebook account. I didn’t follow links. I didn’t search [...]

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Why Unproductive Days are Necessary

Posted in 1, tagged , , , on February 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Yesterday was completely unproductive. I had great intentions: I wrote down my top three “most important tasks”. I had my calendar blocked off for project time. It was Friday, which meant less incoming email. My boss was out for the day, which meant nothing “new” would be introduced. I was able to close my door. [...]

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What is the status quo?

Posted in 1, tagged , , , on February 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Do you ever get the feeling that there is no “normal” anymore? Things are changing so fast, that “business as usual” makes me question – what exactly is usual? In the past several years, we’ve all experienced the economy and our own businesses going from growth to downturn. We have seen our workloads swell and [...]

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5 Ways to Stick With It

Posted in 1, tagged , , , on February 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »

The other day I came across Seth Godin’s book “The Dip“. I’m not far into it yet (but do highly recommend it), but quickly realized that “sticking” with something is not as easy as starting something. New things are exciting and energizing. For many of us, starting something new is where it’s at. The adrenaline of the challenge, [...]

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Eyes and Ears Open – Seeing Opportunity in a Chaotic World

Posted in General, tagged , , on January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

It’s not news to anyone that we are all inundated with an overload of information. And yet, some people have the vision to see through the chaos. They can spot the lotus of opportunity through the muck and are able to take that opportunity and turn it into something amazing. These are today’s success stories. [...]

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Giving up

Posted in General, tagged , , , on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I’m stubborn. Just ask my dad. He used to tell me as a kid that I could argue with a fence post. Sometimes my stubborn nature is a problem. It blinds me from possibilities and makes me a bit unreasonable. But sometimes it is a true benefit, because stubbornness = persistence. Persistence pays off – [...]

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Where will I find the 10,000 hours?

Posted in General, tagged , , on January 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I recently finished Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell and was struck by the fact that a group of psychologists studying expertise (does that mean they are experts in experts?) determined that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to reach mastery in any one thing. The examples in the book are anything from a Bill Gates practicing [...]

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