“In any team, particularly creative teams, the productive output of the team is inversely proportional to the drama between the team members.” ~ Julie Colbrese Have you ever been part of a team that had lots of politics, in-fighting, and drama? How do you remember that time in your life? Was it satisfying, engaging, and…
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. (Hopefully, you’ve planned something for your significant other. If not, you’re welcome!) In honor of tomorrow’s holiday, my message to you today is a short one…in the ageless words of Dolly Parton, “Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life!” Those words come from a…
What are the things that make you the happiest in your life? Those times or activities that make you feel like life is worth living, that feed your soul. When I was brainstorming this, I came up with: Spending time with my children Visiting National Parks and experiencing wild places. Live music and dancing! A…
Entrepreneurs: The only people who work 80 hour weeks to avoid working 40 hour weeks. ~ Lori Greiner How many of these things are true of your “boss”? They set unreasonable deadlines, and then you end up working late trying to meet them. They regularly underestimate the work on your plate. When a client asks…
For some business owners, the excitement and passion they have for their business can get stomped out by the administrivia, the grind, and the thankless leadership tasks. Over time, the vision they had for the business they set out to build starts to fade, and they start dreaming about a different business. For some, the…
Maybe owning a firm hasn’t turned out to be what you thought it was going to be. You’re doing mostly sales, bookkeeping, and administration when you thought you’d be having client strategy meetings and developing breakthrough concepts. The days are long, and the rewards are, so far, thin. The honeymoon is over, and you’re left…
Have you noticed that when you are facing a big challenge, your productivity plummets? Let me give you some examples. In college, finals week was the time I’d choose to catch up on all my laundry. When I’m about to start a new project, the first thing I need to do is switch my task…
“Focus is a matter of deciding what things you’re not going to do” – John Carmack You are on a mission. You wouldn’t be doing this work if you weren’t. There’s something fundamental that you know is broken, that’s intolerable. Some opportunity, that, if you don’t grab it, someone else will. But it’s not going…
“Hi, my name’s Brad, and I’m a doomscroller.” It started with the pandemic. I wasn’t much of a social media consumer before that, but I wanted to stay on top of the news when the virus hit. Things were changing all the time, so I kept checking back. Then it was the protests, then the…
As I talked with one of my clients last week, he said something that blew my mind. Mike went to law school as a mid-career switcher. His background is in product development and engineering, but now he owns a law firm. We talked about how things have changed for him during the last few years…