Default Mode
“I insist on a lot of time being spent, almost every day, to just sit and think. That is very uncommon in American business. I read and think.” – Warren Buffett Most of life happens in default mode. That’s fine. Because you can’t constantly reconsider every action in your life or you’ll go crazy. The […]
Mood Follows Action
“It’s impossible to control your thoughts, let alone your feelings. But what you can control is your actions. If you’re in a rut—be it a loss of motivation or something rougher—don’t think, just do.” – Brad Stulberg “I don’t feel like it.” You’re not the only one who’s said that as an excuse for not […]
Region Beta
“It’s not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It’s because we dare not venture that they are difficult.” – Seneca According to one survey, 50% of people hate their jobs. And yet many of those people stay at jobs they hate for years or even decades. Sometimes not for the better, humans […]
Ow or Wow?
“Most people overestimate what they can achieve in a year and underestimate what they can achieve in ten years.” – Bill Gates Did you know Ancient Romans would sometimes drop a piece of toast into their wine for good health. That’s where we get the idea of “raising a toast.” Sounds soggy. But it sure […]
The Hamster Wheel
“Doing less is not being lazy. Don’t give in to a culture that values personal sacrifice over personal productivity.” – Tim Ferriss “Stop whining,” some meme shouts from its proverbial rooftop, “start hustling.” We see it all around us. “Hustle culture.” The demand to do more if we want to be more. But a bit […]
Your Eulogy
“If you carefully consider what you want to be said of you in the funeral experience, you will find your definition of success.” – Stephen Covey When you die, what will people say about you? What would you want people to say about you? Writing your own eulogy — now, before you’re dead — might […]
What’s Your Self-Love Language?
“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” -Buddha Yesterday morning, as most mornings, my five-year-old daughter woke me up and asked me to make her a peanut butter “shandwich” because she is “starving”. I did. Then I got a message from a client with a project needing […]
Stain of Confidence
“Believe you can, and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt Ever walk into a situation and think… “I’m not sure how this is gonna go. I’m not that great at it.” While someone else can walk into the same situation and think… “I’m gonna crush this. I’m the best.” Even if they aren’t actually the […]
Triggered
“Champions don’t do extraordinary things. They do ordinary things, but they do them without thinking, too fast for the other team to react. They follow the habits they’ve learned.” – Charles Duhigg Good morning! Did you know that placebo medication (i.e. sugar pills) works even if you know it’s a placebo? “You don’t need deception […]
S.O.S.
“Life is a hailstorm of distractions. It’s not the monster that stops us, but the mosquito.” – Robert G. Allen If you peak over the fence, the grass sure does look greener. ProductPlan defines Shiny Object Syndrome as a “state of distraction brought on by an ongoing belief that there is something new worth pursuing.” […]