Humans are pretty bad at decision-making. No, really, left to our own devices, we’re biased, take shortcuts, overestimate our abilities, and gloss over complexity, resulting in wrong decisions roughly half the time. Worse yet, we’re terrible at evaluating our own ideas. We want to be “right,” and we do an amazing job selecting data to…
One of the exercises that I often assign to clients is to create their “ideal week.” By sitting down and thinking carefully about what you need to get done in a week/month and then blocking off time to get those things done, at a time when you have the optimal energy to complete them, you…
During one of my one-to-one coaching calls last week, a client said something that I’ve heard many times before: I’ve been so busy lately that I’ve been putting off writing proposals and now I have like 5 – 6 people who I promised proposals to — but I just don’t want to do it. So,…
Our last conversation talked about how success doesn’t make you happy, but it might increase your income! If you find yourself with more disposable income, what can you do with money to improve happiness? Thankfully, we have academics who have researched this question, and their findings were surprising (to me). This study used lower-income and more…
“Unhappy is he who depends on success to be happy.” ~ Alex Dias Ribeiro, a former Formula 1 race-car driver. In my 30’s I worked HARD. I got up early and headed to the office before 7 (to beat the traffic). I worked with intensity. I crushed my to-do list. I managed all the things….
You can accomplish your goals in a very relaxed, slow, and fun way. ~ Steve Chandler Our last conversation talked about how amping up the pressure and intensity might not be the best way to find opportunities. I suggested that there might be a way to try to slow down, listen and take time. For…
Last week we talked about how the next 87 days are likely the most important part of the year for you and your business. Crucial business decisions are being made, and relationships are being formed as we navigate the “crunch time” that is the Labor Day to Thanksgiving window. When you hear that, do you…
We talked on Thursday about how the next 90 days are likely critical to enable you to finish 2021 strong and set you up for a successful 2022. What to do now! Now is the time to work on your account reviews. Sit down with your team, and client by client, ask the following questions:…
I realized the secret to success is finishing. Not just finishing, but finishing strong.~ Eric Thomas Somehow – against all odds – we have come to the end of summer 2021. It may seem that a year that began in promise is now feeling, well…less promising. But there’s still time to make 2021 your best…
Breakthroughs come as a result of shifting your commitment from the predictable future to a possible future. ~ Werner Erhard Summer is drawing to an end, and school is starting. This is the time of year when businesses start to focus on what they need to accomplish before year’s end. I see many brands spending…