At some point, the effort and cost are not worth it anymore. The Law of Diminishing Returns kicks in when building a business or even building a life. More investment of your time, money and attention may initially have high returns, but then at some point, the rewards taper. Will more efficiency make a large impactContinue reading “Fooled by the Law of Diminishing Returns”
Tag Archives: personal growth
Work Less
There’s a viral article at Medium, This Morning Routine will Save You 20+ Hours Per Week. The overall thought is that our workdays are antiquated. Where you work, how long you labor, and the fact that your energy levels approach diminishing returns are valid constraints to take into account in our brave new world. What if youContinue reading “Work Less”
Be Smarter On Your Cycles
I agree with Socrates’ famous lines, The unexamined life is not worth living. After all, simply continuing to repeat mistakes and not recognizing the opportunities to make something different happen is tragic, at best. You have likely seen the ebb and flow of your business cycles, relationships and even cash flow. There are market moods,Continue reading “Be Smarter On Your Cycles”
Forget Setting More Goals
Losers have goals. Winners have systems. ~ Tim Ferriss We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. ~ Aristotle The last thing you need is more goals. A lot of talk about going after the next thing for yourself will assuredly come out in this season of goalContinue reading “Forget Setting More Goals”
Thanks and Giving
We have that wonderful opportunity each day to express thanks and give to the people that come in and out of our life and work. Here’s a short list of people to consider expressing thanks towards: Someone who took initiative to help you with an opportunity A friend that was there for you in hardContinue reading “Thanks and Giving”
A Game Worth Playing
“What man needs is not a tensionless state, but rather the striving and struggling of some goal worthy of him.” ~ Victor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning “Consider that if man were to succeed in ridding the world of all disease, poverty, pestilence, famine, and war, what, then would be the purpose of his existence?”Continue reading “A Game Worth Playing”
Leveling Up
If the world was a static place, you could make your bed, set things in order and watch your money-making job or business simply cash flow without disruption. However, we don’t live in Narnia. It’s not a place of bliss and perfection. Now that everyone is connected and able to make change, it forces yourContinue reading “Leveling Up”
You Should Not Be in Chaos
If you are in continual chaos, why? Do you simply accept reality as one giant mess? Week after week is simply reactive and full of open loops? Yes, business can be overwhelming in our connected economy. We can all create work for each other rather quickly. However, when you think of your workflow, then you canContinue reading “You Should Not Be in Chaos”
Entrepreneurs Thrive on Resilience
A key differentiator in the marketplace and a way you can compete is to be more resilient than the next person. Resilience comes from both resolve and determination to stick things out when you don’t see an answer, or if you do see an answer, keeping on course until you see the outcome you wantContinue reading “Entrepreneurs Thrive on Resilience”
Find Your Clues Pay Your Dues
Want to know what you should do and do with everything you got? Find your clues. Pay your dues. That’s a message my wife recently heard from Jen Hatmaker in a speech to a large audience looking for direction. It’s great advice to get on with the business of knowing what you should do.Continue reading “Find Your Clues Pay Your Dues”
