Fun idea on mental subtraction here I got from my friend, Marc, to enhance thankfulness, especially during this Thanksgiving season. You can use his example of, “What would happen if we lacked running water?” You can imagine how hard life becomes. Some thoughts using this idea: What if I did not have my family? IContinue reading “Mental Subtraction Exercise”
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Direct Clear Advice
I love Neville Medhora’s tips. It means being reflective, strategic and sensical. It’s valid for wherever you are at. Sometimes, we can fool ourselves or walk around in a fog. The 9 pieces of advice are pithy and his explanations are compelling: Do lots of “experiments.” You’re gonna die. Plan life backwards. Start a blog.Continue reading “Direct Clear Advice”
Staying In Your Lane
I can understand the temptation to be more to others, especially if you have a heart of service. Just because you can do a thing does not necessarily mean you ought to. There are hidden costs which you will pay later when you don’t stay in your lane. Going beyond a scope obligates you toContinue reading “Staying In Your Lane”
Minimize Switching Costs Between Systems
The presentation from Google’s team on interface, flow and usability in their G Suite products has a helpful comment, “A company is the sum of its processes.” The 12 minute mark of the presentation is helpful to understand the cost of context switching. This happens each time we have to move from one software, appContinue reading “Minimize Switching Costs Between Systems”
Integrations
We are so far down the road of technology we often forget how expensive, hard and bug-laden custom software projects used to be. We could hire a developer, and without truly being accurate on our requirements, they would code and miss the mark repeatedly. Regardless, their billable time reflected our errors in thinking and clarity.Continue reading “Integrations”
What to Do
For anyone trying to discern what to do with their life: PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU PAY ATTENTION TO. That’s pretty much all the info you need. – Amy Krouse Rosenthal With over 20 million unemployed from the COVID-19 crisis, the decks have been shuffling hard for both employers and employees. The last thing youContinue reading “What to Do”
Clarity Comes from Engagement
Spending time designing a system, message or business requires getting clear about how something should work, flow or connect. I have not found that this can be done in isolation. I need to bounce ideas off of others and work to get insights to integrate into the design. Socially, we understand this. We have friendsContinue reading “Clarity Comes from Engagement”
Get Rid of the One-off Projects
A simple way to think about whether you are growing a business, in addition to productizing your services, is to stay focused on repeatability. There is no end to one-off projects you can likely get involved with and provide solutions for. However, there’s a lot of cost when you work on one-offs: Energy. You haveContinue reading “Get Rid of the One-off Projects”
Productize Your Services so You Can Scale
When you are starting a venture, and you don’t know what people will buy, it is a great strategy to say, “Yes,” to everything. I consider this part of research and development. The cost is that you get spread out and may have to work on projects that extend your energy or cost you inContinue reading “Productize Your Services so You Can Scale”
New Habits in a Non-Connected World
I feel like the adrenaline has oozed out from this past month of COVID-19 sheltering in place. The pace and mode of productivity, pushing and intensity has given way to more of an acceptance and deliberation. It’s been great for my blood pressure as well as allowing some new habits to emerge that I wantContinue reading “New Habits in a Non-Connected World”
